Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . h IS Maps, 43 Plana, a Pano-rama of Jern alJi Americ. Books, 224, rue Jc Rivoli. lb, Q»a Mas-. f. ARTSPREFACE. The present volume is the second of a series of Hand-books for the East now in course of preparation, and de-signed, like the Editors European handbooks, for the guid-ance of travellers. The materials from which the first edition of the Hand-book for Lower Egypt was compiled were partly furnishedby Professor G. Ebers of Leipsic, while articles on specialsubjects, as well as man}r add


Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . h IS Maps, 43 Plana, a Pano-rama of Jern alJi Americ. Books, 224, rue Jc Rivoli. lb, Q»a Mas-. f. ARTSPREFACE. The present volume is the second of a series of Hand-books for the East now in course of preparation, and de-signed, like the Editors European handbooks, for the guid-ance of travellers. The materials from which the first edition of the Hand-book for Lower Egypt was compiled were partly furnishedby Professor G. Ebers of Leipsic, while articles on specialsubjects, as well as man}r additions and emendations, werecontributed by a number of other writers. The Editor isspecially indebted to Professor Ascherson and Dr. Klunzingerof Berlin, Dr. G. Schceinfiirth and Franz Bey of Cairo, Pro-fessor Springer of Leipsic, and Professor Socin of several English gentlemen who contributed a number ofvaluable corrections and suggestions, and particularly to thedistinguished Egyptologist, Dr. Samuel Birch, the Editoralso begs to tender his grateful acknowledgements. Thecorrections and additions for the second edition have beenmainly furnished by Dr. Schweinfurth, Dr. Spitta Beyegypthand00karl


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