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Operations Carried On at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: Volume 1: With an Account of a Voyage into Upper Egypt, and an Appendix
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Operations Carried On at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: Volume 1: With an Account of a Voyage into Upper Egypt, and an Appendix
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Howard Vyse
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Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:374 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108075664
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Classifications | Dewey:932 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
30 Plates, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
11 December 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An army officer and politician, Richard William Howard Vyse (1784-53) also made his mark as an Egyptologist. This three-volume work, published in 1840-2, has remained an instructive resource in Egyptology up to the present day. Adopting the style of a journal, with illustrations and diagrams throughout, it narrates in detail his excavations at Giza, surveying and measuring the pyramids. Following Vyse's return to England, the work was continued by the engineer and surveyor John Shae Perring (1813-69). Vyse gives observations of his travels, and of the landscape, people and architecture he encountered, as well as details of the important work he carried out. Most notable was his discovery, using gunpowder, of four new chambers in the Great Pyramid containing 'quarry marks' - graffiti by the pyramid builders. Volume 1 (1840) covers the start of his travels in Egypt and the early excavations on the Great Pyramid.
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