Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: With an Account of a Voyage Into Upper Egypt, and an Appendix. by Coloniel Howard Vyse - Softcover

Vyse, Richard William Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1535808276 ISBN 13: 9781535808279

Publisher: Gale and the British Library, 1840

Synopsis

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 instructi have 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, sur haveying and measuring the pyramids. Following vyse's * to england, the work was continued by the engineer and sur haveyor john shae perring (1813-69). Vyse gi haves observations of his tra havels, and of the landscape, people and architecture he encountered, as well as details of the important work he carried out. Most notable was his disco havery, using gunpowder, of four new chambers in the great pyramid containing 'quarry marks' - graffiti by the pyramid builders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gale and the British Library
• Publication date: 1840
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1535808276
• ISBN 13: 9781535808279
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368