A varied and charming collection of 17 papers that bring something new about the people from many countries and backgrounds who travelled 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 travellers 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 traveller 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 travellers with a location, or news of a shared event, it is often possible to chart part of a traveller'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.
A varied and charming collection of 17 papers that bring something new about the people from many countries and backgrounds who travelled 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 travellers 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 traveller 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 travellers with a location, or news of a shared event, it is often possible to chart part of a traveller'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.
Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................vii Neil Cooke 1 Sir John Young, High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands, and His Private Letter Book, 1856–57.................................................................... 1 Sonia P. Anderson 2 Edward Lear in Gozo, March 1866........................................................................ 15 Joseph Attard Tabone 3 The Travels of G. A. Wallin and His Views on Western Influence in the Middle East.................................................................................................... 23 Patricia Berg 4 The Relative Contributions of William John Bankes and Charles Barry to the Early Plans of Gerasa/Jerash (Jordan): Evidence from the Bankes and Barry Archives.................................................................................................. 33 Don Boyer 5 Jean-Jacques Rifaud’s Lithographs – His Drawings of Egyptian Archaeology, Natural History, Manners and Customs....................................... 53 Marie-Cécile Bruwier 6 Travelling Companions: Mohammed Ashgar, also known as John Bedair (1815–74)................................................................... 65 Neil Cooke 7 An Innovative Antiquarian: Alexander Henry Rhind’s Excavations in Egypt and His Collection in the National Museums Scotland.................... 87 Ross Irving and Margaret Maitland 8 From the Kremlin’s Walls to the Foot of the Pyramids: Early Muscovite Travellers in Egypt.................................................................. 101 Maksim Lebedev 9 Hieroglyphs from the North: Newcastle’s Early Travellers in Egypt and Their Correspondence with Jean-François Champollion........................ 113 Margaret Maitland 10 Amalia Sola Nizzoli (1805–45/49), Archaeologist ante litteram in Egypt and the Origins of the Third Nizzoli Collection............................ 131 Daniela Picchi 11 Artists and Painters in the ‘German House’ at Thebes, 1905–15................ 143 Daniel Polz 12 Raymond O’Shea and The Sand Kings of Oman as a Source for Trucial Coast History................................................................................... 155 Nicholas Stanley-Price 13 Did the Elephants Ever Forget?......................................................................... 171 Peta Rée 14 The Admiral’s Daughter..................................................................................... 181 John Thompson 15 A Swiss Egyptologist on Her Majesty’s Service: Edouard Naville (1844–1926) in the Delta.................................................................................... 189 Hélène Virenque 16 Ulrich Jasper Seetzen........................................................................................... 197 Carsten Walbiner 17 Every Traveller Needs a Compass..................................................................... 205 Ronald E. Zitterkopf Index........................................................................................................................... 215
If you feel the need to broaden your horizons, this is the book for
you to dip into. In a short review it is impossible to do justice
to the impressive range of research represented by the seventeen
papers which were presented at the Association for the Study of
Travel in Egypt and the Near East conference held in 2013.
*Ancient Egypt Magazine*
…this may well be the best offering from ASTENE to date.
*Bibliotheca Orientalis*
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