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A journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and back again / translated from a manuscript, written by the prefetto of Egypt, in company with some missionaries de propaganda fide at Grand Cairo ; to which are added remarks on the origin of hieroglyphics, and the mythology of the ancient heathens ... by the Right Reverend Robert, Lord Bishop of Clogher.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection DS110.5 .C5
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clayton, Robert, 1695-1758.
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Franciscans.
- Hieroglyphics.
- Mythology, Egyptian.
- Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic.
- Sinai (Egypt)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Sinai (Egypt).
- Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Early works to 1800.
- Egyptian language.
- Mythology, Egyptian--Early works to 1800.
- Hieroglyphics--Egypt--Early works to 1800.
- Egypt--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Egypt.
- Franciscans--Egypt--18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (copy 3)
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages, II folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition, corrected.
- Fingerprint:
- ,Ily y.d- 9.6. orxx (3) 1753 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for William Bowyer and sold by J. Ward ..., M. Cooper and R. Baldwin ..., and J. Robinson ..., MDCCLIII [1753]
- Notes:
- "[T]he original Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai ... which was written by the Prefetto of the Franciscans in Egypt, who set out from the Convent de propaganda fide at Grand Cairo, A.D. 1722 ... ": P. 3.
- Signatures: A-K⁸ L⁴.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy 3 bound with: Hanno. The voyage of Hanno. London : Sold by T. Cadell, jun. and Davies ..., MDCCXCVII [1797].
- Penn Libraries copy 3 has author's name supplied in ms. in pencil at head of title leaf.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T130544
- OCLC:
- 4729815
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