Project Gutenberg 2023-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 288 Lepsius, Richard 1810 1884 Lepsius, R. (Richard) Lepsius, C. Richard (Carl Richard) Lepsius, C. R. (Carl Richard) Lepsius, Carl Richard Lepsius, Karl Richard Lepsius, Karl Georg Richard Mackenzie, Kenneth R. H. (Kenneth Robert Henderson) 1833 1886 Mackenzie, Kenneth Robert Henderson Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the peninsula of Sinai, in the years 1842-1845, during the mission sent out by his majesty, Frederick William IV of Prussia. $aUnited Kingdom :$bRichard Bentley, New Burlington Street, $c1853. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Peninsula of Sinai" by Dr. Richard Lepsius is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book documents the findings and experiences of a scientific expedition commissioned by the King of Prussia, focusing on evaluating and collecting information and artifacts from ancient Egyptian monuments, particularly those in the Nile Valley and Sinai Peninsula. It serves as a comprehensive report of the expedition's discoveries while also providing insights into the historical significance and the conditions of the regions explored. The opening portion of the work introduces the mission and its purpose, laying out the lofty goals of documenting ancient monuments and archaeological treasures. Dr. Lepsius details the preparations leading up to the voyage, highlighting key companions who joined him on this endeavor, including notable artists and architects. The narrative begins with their departure from Southampton and a vivid description of their journey across the Mediterranean to Alexandria, capturing their first impressions of the culture and landscape of Egypt. Through letters addressed to various patrons, the stage is set for a detailed exploration of significant historical sites, rich in archaeological wonder, which the expedition aims to study comprehensively over the coming years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0016122509&view=1up&seq=6&skin=2021 20220402040934lepsius 1853 GB Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Egypt -- Antiquities Sinai (Egypt) -- Antiquities Ethiopia -- Antiquities DT Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 883798 2025-06-28T04:09:14.509082 text/html 864986 2023-03-25T09:48:38 text/html 2582770 2025-06-28T04:09:29.879029 application/epub+zip 2586324 2025-06-28T04:09:18.401096 application/epub+zip 401730 2025-06-28T04:09:15.856094 application/epub+zip 3042844 2025-06-28T04:09:37.277975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2923486 2025-06-28T04:09:26.833071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755999 2025-06-28T04:09:12.637193 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 755770 2023-03-25T09:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20382 2025-06-28T04:09:37.444961 application/rdf+xml 13531 2025-06-28T04:09:16.037074 image/jpeg 2617 2025-06-28T04:09:15.944119 image/jpeg 290990 2023-03-25T09:48:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 3680216 2023-03-25T09:48:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 3709742 2025-06-28T04:09:14.684181 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia