'Journal', 1825-6
'Journal', 1825-6, journeys in the Eastern Desert at least as far south-east as Berenike on the Red Sea, and in Upper Egypt, including occasional ink and pencil sketches and water-colours, surveying calculations and drawings, site plans, and copies of hieroglyphic, Greek and Arabic inscriptions, with (p. 120) vocabulary in the 'Biskaren Language' (an Arabic dialect?).
Dates
- Creation: 1825-6
Extent
163 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Wilkinson dep. d. 48
Former references:
'1825' (W); XXXVIII, 39 (GIA); B 39 (interim).
Separated Materials
For loose papers found in this volume, see MS. Wilkinson dep. d. 158, fols. 4-5.
Physical Facet
Binding: marbled boards.
Repository Details
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