Every Traveller Needs a Compass: Travel and Collecting in Egypt and the Near EastNeil Cooke, Vanessa Daubney A varied and charming collection of 17 papers that bring something new about the people from many countries and backgrounds who traveled to, from and within Egypt and the Near East, either singly or as a group, and explored, observed and recorded, or stayed for a short period of time to improve their health or simply to enjoy the experience. While some travelers kept a diary or journal that has survived until today, others did not. Their travels have to be extracted from the wide range of manuscript sources that are thankfully retained in libraries and archives, or which still remain with their descendants. Sometimes, the name of a traveler is only contained in a few words within a single piece of correspondence or journal entry, yet from such small beginnings and through detective work to link the chance meetings between travelers with a location, or news of a shared event, it is often possible to chart part of a traveler’s journey and bring to life a person who has long been forgotten. These minor characters and their travails often bring a new perspective to well-known places and events. |
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Edward Lear in Gozo March 1866 | |
The Relative Contributions of William John Bankes and Charles Barry to | |
JeanJacques Rifauds Lithographs His Drawings of Egyptian Archaeology | |
Mohammed Ashgar also known as John Bedair | |
Alexander Henry Rhinds Excavations in Egypt | |
Early Muscovite | |
Amalia Sola Nizzoli 18054549 Archaeologist ante litteram in Egypt | |
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19th century AddMss Admiral Walker airfield Aleppo Alexander Henry Rhind Alexandria Amalia ancient Egypt Antiquaries of Scotland Arabian Peninsula Arabic archaeological archives arrived artist ASTENE Barry’s Bateson Bologna Bowes Wright British Library Burton Cairo Champollion Charles Barry Church collection Constantinople Decapolis desert diary drawings Dudu Egyptology England English Europe European excavations Figure Gerasa German House giraffe Gozo Greenough hieroglyphic Ibid inscription Ionian Islands Jerash John Bedair Journal journey later Lear Letter Book living London lost city March material memoir Middle East Mohammed Ashgar monuments mummy National Museums Scotland Naville Newcastle Nile Nizzoli notes Nubia Ottoman Empire paintings Palagi paper Pelagio Palagi Pernigotti Picchi portrait published Raymond O’Shea recorded Rifaud Russian Sand Kings Saqqara Schlubeck scholars servant Sharjah sketches Society of Antiquaries stay Syria Temple Thebes tomb Travellers in Egypt Trucial Ulrich Jasper Seetzen Wallin watercolours Wilkie William John Bankes wrote