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
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Howard Vyse
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:374
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreEgyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108075664
ClassificationsDewey:932
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 30 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 December 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.