Draft, entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.'
MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 13
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Title
Draft, entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.'
Shelfmark
MS. Wilkinson dep. c. 13
Summary
Volume, c.1821-3, containing an annotated draft (with occasional ink drawings) entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.', comprising:
(pp. 1-63) ch. 1, 'Extracts from Hieroglyphical and other notes in Nubia'
(pp. 64-132) ch. 2, 'Journey to the Eastern desert' (the basis for 'Notes on a Part of the Eastern Desert of Upper Egypt')
pp. 137-45) 'Bahr Iousef & Bhnesh or Bhnesh'
(pp. 142-57) appendix A, 'Thermometrical observations'
(pp. 158-86) 'Preface to the descriptions of the Plates'. (Some of the annotations are not in Wilkinson's hand.)
Date
c.1821-3
Language
English
Physical facet
Binding: stiffened marbled wrappers, detached from binding.
Physical extent
186 pages
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Collection contents
Archive of Sir John Gardner Wilkinson
Papers relating to academic and literary projects
Draft, entitled 'Journey in Nubia, the Eastern Desert, & to Bhnesh by J.G.W.'
