Seize Travels In Egypt And Nubia: Belzoni (Expanded, Annotated) (Ancient Egypt Book 5) Authored By Giovanni Battista Belzoni Offered As Audio Books
GIANT AMONG ADVENTURERS AND EXPLORERS
Among the noted explorers and adventurers of the great age of discovery, few can compare with the Great Belzoni.
No study of the modern exploration of ancient Egypt is complete
without his extraordinary work, Once a circus strongman, trained as an engineer, he spent many years on the Nile in Egypt and Nubia studying the ancient ruins and shipping antiquities back to Europe.
Though once considered a tomb robber, recent reevaluations of Belzoni have given him credit for his remarkably keen powers of observation and, for the Victorian period, careful excavation methods and recording.
A largerthanlife character, Belzoni was a true adventurerexplorer during a time of nationalist competition between the European powers for the best antiquities.
This exciting and detailed account of his two journeys to Egypt and Nubia is a treasure of Egyptology,
For the first time, this long outofprint volume is available as an affordable, wellformatted book for ereaders and smartphones.
Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample, Belzoni's classic work on his explorations and excavations in Egypt, Sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities, Once a circus strongman he was sent by Henry Salt, the British consul to Egypt, to the Ramesseum at Thebes, from where he removed with great skill the colossal bust of Ramesses II, commonly called the Young Memnon.
Shipped by Belzoni to England, this piece is still on prominent display at the British Museum, Sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities, Once a circus strongman he was sent by Henry Salt, the British consul to Egypt, to the Ramesseum at Thebes, from where he removed with great skill the colossal bust of Ramesses II, commonly called "the Young Memnon".
Shipped by Belzoni to England, this piece is still on prominent display at the British Museum, sitelink.