Beschreibung:
This highly illustrated 1900 work guides the visitor to the ancient Egyptian sites while noting changes to the modern state.
Author's preface; Introduction; 1. The doorways of Egypt; 2. Cairo, the caravanserai of the world; 3. The great pyramid-platform; 4. The further pyramid-platform; 5. The oasis of roses; 6. The ancient city of Annu, or On; 7. A reformer of ancient days; 8. The tablet of Abydos; 9. The last Egyptian princess; 10. The city of the living; 11. The city of the dead; 12. A voyage on the Nile in a felucca; 13. The doomed island of Philae; 14. Assouan under Lord Kitchener; 15. A trip on the Nile through Nubia; 16. Water for the thirsty land; Index.