Author: John James HallsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, His Britannic Majesty's Late Consul General in Egypt
Author: John James HallsThe Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq.
Author: John James HallsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108074685
Category : Consuls
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
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.--
The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq.
Author: John James HallsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108074677
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
This two-volume biography of the antiquary Henry Salt (1780-1827), published in 1834, describes his work in Abyssinia and Egypt.
The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq. F.r.s.
Author: J J Halls EsqPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494498856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Published in 1834, this is volume 2 of 2 of the biography and correspondence of Henry Salt, British Consul to Egypt, who reported on ancient caves beneath the great pyramids of Giza. Volume 2
The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq. F.r.s.
Author: J J Halls EsqPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494498832
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Published in 1834, this is volume 1 of 2 of the biography and correspondence of Henry Salt, British Consul to Egypt, who reported on ancient caves beneath the great pyramids of Giza. Volume 1
The African Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1767–1820
Author: Neil ChambersPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000965945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
This edition brings together in three fully edited volumes the correspondence and associated papers of Sir Joseph Banks regarding European and especially British exploration of Africa from 1767–1820, for the first time publishing this globally scattered material in one place, thereby revolutionizing its availability and understanding of the activities of a key figure who helped organize and publish a series of missions to penetrate the African interior, mainly from West Africa and by crossing the Sahara from Cairo and Tripoli. Banks was a founder in 1788 of the African Association, which mounted many of these missions, including those of Mungo Park to explore the River Niger, and J.L. Burkhardt exploring Syria, Arabia and Egypt. At the time, little was known about the African interior, its peoples, kingdoms and resources, and the aim of the African Association under Banks was to discover what lay there, to make contact with and study its societies, to map them and their lands and help establish trading links. Banks also maintained a lively correspondence with British diplomatic representatives in North Africa, such as James Mario Matra at Tangier and Henry Salt in Cairo, who were a rich source of news. Moreover, as unofficial director of the royal gardens at Kew he sent pioneering plant collectors to gather plants in South Africa, vastly boosting knowledge of this region’s important flora. At home, he corresponded with politicians, government officials, entrepreneurs, navigators, naturalists and campaigners like William Wilberforce about a great range of issues surrounding Africa. This work is multi-disciplinary and will stand alongside existing series of Banks’s correspondence published by Neil Chambers (Scientific Correspondence, 2007; Indian and Pacific Correspondence, 2007–14). It will appeal to scholars of African history in the Early Modern Period, to those studying exploration and collecting as well as those interested in natural history, the history of science, geography, cartography and the Enlightenment. An Introduction, detailed Calendar of Correspondents, Timelines for each volume and a comprehensive Index supplement the footnotes to nearly 800 documents included in this fascinating and comprehensive new series.
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