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Draft, entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.', c.1821-3

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MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 13
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Volume, c.1821-3, containing an annotated draft (with occasional ink drawings) entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.', comprising:

  1. (pp. 1-63) ch. 1, 'Extracts from Hieroglyphical and other notes in Nubia'
  2. (pp. 64-132) ch. 2, 'Journey to the Eastern desert' (the basis for 'Notes on a Part of the Eastern Desert of Upper Egypt')
  3. pp. 137-45) 'Bahr Iousef & Bhnesh or Bhnesh'
  4. (pp. 142-57) appendix A, 'Thermometrical observations'
  5. (pp. 158-86) 'Preface to the descriptions of the Plates'. (Some of the annotations are not in Wilkinson's hand.)

Dates

  • Creation: c.1821-3

Extent

186 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 13

Former references:

3, 'Journey to Nubia 1823' (W); C 7 (interim).

Related Materials

For other (probably earlier) versions of chs. 1 and 2, see MS. Wilkinson dep. d. 65 (the preceding volume), pp. 75-182, 1-73.

Physical Facet

Binding: stiffened marbled wrappers, detached from binding.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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