Engravings
MS. Wilkinson dep. d. 74
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Engravings
Shelfmark
MS. Wilkinson dep. d. 74
Summary
Loose papers, n.d. (c.1837?), comprising engravings of various Egyptological subjects [mainly prepared and used as illustrations for Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, but some used to illustrate other works], with:
(fols. 1, 37, 98, 118, 127, 169-70, 240-1, 286, 331, 357, 394) original wrappers with annotations by Wilkinson about their contents
(fols. 361, 389-93) water-colour of the Little Oasis [el-Dakhla Oasis], and engravings including site plans of Bubastis [Tell Basta], Sas [Sa el-Hagar] and Heliopolis [Tell Hisn] [used as illustrations for George Rawlinson's annotated translation of Herodotus, Histories (London, 1858-60), vol. 2, pp. 9, 48, 219, 259 and 274].
Date
n.d. (c.1837?)
Language
English
Physical extent
394 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Sir John Gardner Wilkinson
Papers relating to academic and literary projects
Engravings
