Buch, Englisch, 526 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 734 g
Volume 1: His Britannic Majesty's Late Consul General in Egypt
Buch, Englisch, 526 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 734 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-07467-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The traveller and antiquary Henry Salt (1780-1827) hoped to become a portrait painter, but recognised his own limitations, and instead entered the employment of Viscount Valentia, embarking with him on an eastern tour in 1802. In 1805, Valentia sent him on a mission to improve relations with the rulers of Abyssinia. After a second expedition, this time on behalf of the British government, in which he made observations and collections of the local flora and fauna, he was appointed consul-general to Egypt, and in his spare time carried out excavations at Thebes and Abu Simbel. This two-volume work was published in 1834 by Salt's close friend, the painter J. J. Halls (1776-1853). Volume 1 tells the story of Salt's early life and his career up to the famous removal of the colossal statue of Ramesses II ('Ozymandias') from Thebes to the British Museum in 1816.
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Dedication; To the reader; 1. Birth of Mr Salt; 2. Mr Hoppner's liberality; 3. Salt's first acquaintance with Lord Valentia; 4. Quit Bombay; 5. Altered conduct of the Ras; 6. Salt's arrival in London; 7. Salt's arrival at Madeira; 8. Arrival at Massowah; 9. Salt's conference with the Ras on the subject of his mission; 10. Salt's unexpected appearance at the author's house; 11. Salt visits his father and other relatives in Lichfield; 12. Salt's illness; 13. Salt becomes a member of the British and Foreign Bible Society; 14. Salt joins Mr Justice Bosanquet on a tour to Wales; 15. Salt's letters to Lord Valentia on the subject of his intended publication; 16. Salt's first letter after leaving England; 17. Salt's letter from Malta to his sister; 18. Salt's correspondence with Pearce.
