Archives for February 2005
Memphis and surroundings
The Arabs who were conducting us towards the pyramids of Saccara, stopped our asses at a small hut by the way-side, and told us that here was a Frank whom we must visit. There came out from it a
2920 words, written February 26 2005,
in the morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
David Roberts
David Roberts was born on October 24, 1796 at Stockbridge, Edinburgh in Scotland. He exhibited immense artistic talents as a child through his excellent sketches of Scottish monuments and castles. His family encouraged his artistic endowments and he started out
1507 words, written February 22 2005,
in the early evening
and filed in The Travellers
Philae and General Observations on Nubia
Friday, August 8, 1817 At three we arrived at Philae, called by Hamilton and Burckhardt, Giesiret el Berbe el Ghassir, or Giesiret Anas el Wodjoud. The first of these names means the Island of ruined Temples – not an inapt
2423 words, written February 21 2005,
in the late evening
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The Suez Canal
The Separation of the African Continent from that of Asia, and the formation of a direct waterway between the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans by cutting the Isthmus of Suez, has been often and justly spoken of as one of
3205 words, written February 19 2005,
in the late afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
A Night Scene in Luxor
Two days in the tombs of the Kings and the temples of the Remesides and the Osirei exhausted us more thoroughly than a week of hard labor. In addition to the natural and exciting emotion, with which we contemplated those
1531 words, written February 17 2005,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Operations of Captain Caviglia at the Sphinx
The features of the Sphinx, whatever their beauty or merit may formerly have been, are now so timeworn and mutilated by violence that they can scarcely be said to represent the human countenance; but from the outline of the face,
2827 words, written February 14 2005,
in the late evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Address to the Mummy at Belzoni’s Exhibition
In all oriental nations, peculiar honors have always been paid to the remains of the dead. But Egypt surpasses the world in monumental works. The tombs of Thebes, are the metropolis of death. The Libyan mountains, in the rear of
1277 words, written February 14 2005,
in the late afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Before the flood
Abdallah Schleifer and Barbi Bursch Eysselinck highlight the wonders of Nubia as they walk us through the pulling together of a collection that offers unprecedented insight into a land that once was. This week, The Rare Books and Special
168 words, written February 12 2005,
in the early evening
and filed in News and Events
Ibn Battuta's Rihla
Despite his travels and his book, Ibn Battuta was not a travel writer in the modern sense. Four things can help us today understand what we read about his experiences between 1325 and 1354. First, though the book is
833 words, written February 12 2005,
in the late morning
and filed in The Old Books
Midnight in the Heart of the Great Pyramid
Our last night in Cairo we spent in riding out to Ghizeh by moonlight, and exploring the interior of the Great Pyramid. We had already been there by day, and climbed to the top, but did not then go inside.
5588 words, written February 11 2005,
in the afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
The Principal Monuments of Egypt
Hector Horeau, Lithographs from Panorama d’Égypte et de Nubie, 1841
177 words, written February 7 2005,
in the evening
and filed in Spyglass
From Suez to Cairo
The tourist who comes fresh from Australia or New Zealand and wishes to see the wonders of the Old World cannot do better than begin with Egypt. This is especially the case if he happens to have a taste
6373 words, written February 6 2005,
in the evening
and filed in A Deeper Glance
The Prayer at the Tomb
Ludwig Deutsch, 1898, Oil
122 words, written February 5 2005,
in the evening
and filed in Spyglass
Voyage to Cairo on the Nile
I continued the journey of my pilgrimage on Thursday the 30th of October 1806, after having passed five months and a half at Alexandria. I embarked in a djerme, accompanied by some of the principal Scheiks of the town, who
3521 words, written February 5 2005,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Edward Daniel Clarke
by Peta Rée “In order to do something everywhere, it was necessary to rest nowhere1.” One might suppose this the exhortation of a modern package tour operator – in fact, it was written in the early nineteenth century by Edward
5834 words, written February 3 2005,
in the late morning
and filed in The Travellers
The removal of the Young Memnon
Perhaps you want to read The Assignment as introduction to this story “On the 22d [July, 1816], we saw for the first time the ruins of great Thebes, and landed at Luxor. Here I beg the reader to observe, that
5086 words, written February 2 2005,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
John Gardner Wilkinson
The exotic land of Egypt has long intrigued the inquisitive mind and no wonders many travelers have made voyages to this African country to explore its appealing antiquity. Egypt has a rich history with reminiscences of a glorious past
2844 words, written February 1 2005,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers
The Convent of Mount Sinai
The convent of Mount Sinai is situated in a valley so narrow, that one part of the building stands on the side of the western mountain, while a space of twenty paces only is left between its walls and
5368 words, written February 1 2005,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
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