A Thousand Miles up the Nile - A woman's journey among the treasures of Ancient Egypt PART II

by Amelia Edwards

Overview

Travelling by dahabiah, a well-appointed sailing craft peculiar to the Nile, and armed with sketch-book and measuring tape, Amelia Edwards carefully recorded all she saw of the temples, graves, and monuments - even discovering a buried chapel of her own- and provided in A Thousand Miles Up The Nile the first general archaeological survey of Egypt's ruins. The book is full of historical footnotes and careful details. Amelia Edwards was responsible for founding the first chair in Egyptology (a science she helped create) at University College London, and was behind the appointment of Sir Flinders Petrie. She established herself as one of the authorities on the subject of Ancient Egypt and her book A Thousand Miles Up the Nile has remained one of the most inspiring travel books in the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906393151
Publisher:	Trotamundas Press
Publication date:	01/21/2009
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	707,930
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.64(d)