William John Banke's collection of drawings and manuscripts relating to Ancient Nubia

The portfolio of fifteen-hundred drawings made by the wealthy and brilliant William John Bankes (1786-1855) and his artists, travelling and working in Egypt and Nubia between 1815 and 1822, constitutes an important early scholarly record. Of particular interest are sites and monuments in Nubia and t...

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Main Author: Usick, Patricia Hilary
Published: University College London (University of London) 1998
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286366