Engravings, notes, drawings etc., c.1821-48, n.d.
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:
- (fol. 17) letter from A.W. Franks, n.d. (after 1837)
- (fols. 25-8) copy of the Bombay Times, 20 May 1848
- (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).
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