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Engravings, notes, drawings etc., c.1821-48, n.d.

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MS. Wilkinson dep. a. 18
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Loose papers, c.1821-48, comprising engravings of hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic inscriptions and other Egyptological subjects, notes (some not in Wilkinson's hand), ink, pencil and wash drawings and sketches, water-colours, site plans, copies of hieratic, demotic and Greek inscriptions, and miscellaneous material, including:

  1. (fol. 17) letter from A.W. Franks, n.d. (after 1837)
  2. (fols. 25-8) copy of the Bombay Times, 20 May 1848
  3. (fols. 30-2) portrait sketches (possibly of Mohammed Ali, Pasha of Egypt).

Some of the engravings were used as illustrations for Wilkinson's publications; see especially fols. 120-4.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1821-48, n.d.

Extent

125 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Wilkinson dep. a. 18

Former references:

'Inscriptions obelisk c' (W); XV, 7 (GIA); B 7 (interim).

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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