In 1820, the English traveller Sir Frederick Henniker (1793–1825) set out for Egypt, which he would explore for nearly three years. He sailed up the Nile, calling it 'the least romantic, but most useful of rivers', stopping off at many places along the way. His adventures were varied: he w...

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1. Verfasser:	Henniker, Frederick 1793-1825 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Schlagworte:	Henniker, Frederick / Sir / 1793-1825 / Travel / Middle East Naher Osten Middle East / Description and travel
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Zusammenfassung:	In 1820, the English traveller Sir Frederick Henniker (1793–1825) set out for Egypt, which he would explore for nearly three years. He sailed up the Nile, calling it 'the least romantic, but most useful of rivers', stopping off at many places along the way. His adventures were varied: he was the first known person to climb to the apex of the Pyramid of Khafre at Giza, and he acquired a second-century coffin that is now in the British Museum. He claimed to have met Egypt's khedive, Muhammad Ali Pasha, with whom he discussed English horses and military campaigns. Heading next to Mount Sinai and Jerusalem, he was brutally attacked by bandits on the road to Jericho, leaving him injured and naked. He recovered and continued his journey through the Middle East and back to England, where he published this lively and often amusing account of his adventures in 1823
Beschreibung:	Originally published in London by J. Murray in 1823. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 340 pages)
ISBN:	9781139878609
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139878609