Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 639 g
Volume 2: His Britannic Majesty's Late Consul General in Egypt
Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 639 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-07468-1
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 2 describes Salt's later career in Egypt, as a diplomat and especially as a pioneering archaeologist, as well as his negotiations over the future of his own spectacular collection of Egyptian artefacts.
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1. Mr Salt's 'Plain statement of facts' relative to Belzoni; 2. Discoveries of Belzoni under the auspices of Mr Salt; 3. Salt's eulogium on the colouring of the ancient Egyptians; 4. Caviglia's examination of the numerous ruins and tumuli on the banks of the Nile; 5. Salt invites Pearce to join him in Egypt; 6. Pearce acts as major domo in the consular house during Mr Salt's absence; 7. Salt is unable to avail himself of his leave of absence; 8. Unsettled state of Turkey; 9. Mr Salt's severe trials in the year 1824; 10. Salt's sufferings under disease and sorrow; 11. Mr Coffin's account of the last illness and death of Mr Salt; 12. Transactions respecting the Egyptian antiquities; Egypt: a poem; Index.
