Letters From Egypt Ethiopia And The Peninsula Of Sinai Classic Reprint

Author : Richard Lepsius
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265854402
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Peninsula of Sinai, in the Years 1842-45 written by Richard Lepsius and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Peninsula of Sinai, in the Years 1842-45: During the Mission Sent Out by His Majesty Fredrick William IV, of Prussia It however, appeared necessary (without taking the purely scientific labours into account), to lay before a larger circle of readers a picture of the external events of the expedition, of the relative operations of its members, of the obstacles, and the favourable circumstances of the journey, the condition of the countries through which it passed, and their effect upon the' actual design of the under taking; finally to offer a few observations on the remarkable monuments of that most historical of all countries, as must continually re'cur to the well prepared traveller, and which might rouse others who have already perceived the importance of the newly founded science, to a more active interest. If, besides, it be of the greatest utility for a just understanding of these scientific labours which are gradually coming to the light, and which have been caused by the journey; that the circumstances under which the materials for them were collected, I think that the publication of the following letters requires no farther excuse, as they make no preten sion to any particular literary perfection, or descrip tive power, or, on the other hand, to be a strictly scientific Work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.