Westcar on the Nile: A Journey through Egypt in the 1820s
Heike C. Schmidt
Westcar on the Nile: A Journey through Egypt in the 1820s - 250 p., ill. (chiefly color), color map; 28 cm - Menschen-Reisen-Forschungen; Wissenschaftsgeschichte aus Ägypten; Band 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and indexes.
On November 6, 1823, four Englishmen disembarked in the harbour of Alexandria. In the succeeding ten months, they traveled up the Nile as far as the Second Cataract and, in the course of their travels, witnessed the turmoils of a revolution against Mohamed Ali Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt. In this volume, Henry Westcar's journal, which was written during this journey, is edited and annotated for the first time in its entirety. Additionally, the book offers a profound overview of the reign of Mohamed Ali Pasha and particularly the treatment of ancient monuments. The topic of the famous Westcar Papyrus, which owes its name to the author of the journal, is discussed in an excursus.
Foreword in German.
9783895008528
Henry Westcar--Diaries
Description and travel--Antiquities--Egypt--Syria--Greece--History
Westcar on the Nile: A Journey through Egypt in the 1820s - 250 p., ill. (chiefly color), color map; 28 cm - Menschen-Reisen-Forschungen; Wissenschaftsgeschichte aus Ägypten; Band 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and indexes.
On November 6, 1823, four Englishmen disembarked in the harbour of Alexandria. In the succeeding ten months, they traveled up the Nile as far as the Second Cataract and, in the course of their travels, witnessed the turmoils of a revolution against Mohamed Ali Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt. In this volume, Henry Westcar's journal, which was written during this journey, is edited and annotated for the first time in its entirety. Additionally, the book offers a profound overview of the reign of Mohamed Ali Pasha and particularly the treatment of ancient monuments. The topic of the famous Westcar Papyrus, which owes its name to the author of the journal, is discussed in an excursus.
Foreword in German.
9783895008528
Henry Westcar--Diaries
Description and travel--Antiquities--Egypt--Syria--Greece--History