The history of the life and actions of Alexander the great From the time of his birth, to that of his death, who afterwards was Embalmed. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Vaugelas: Which Work he was above Thirty Years in perfecting. To which is prefixed, an account of the antient Egyptians; the Grandeur of their Publick Buildings; Obelisks, Pyramids, Lake of Moeris, the Nile, the famous Canal between the Red-Sea, and the Mediterranean. Also the Manners, Customs, Laws, Learning and Government of the Egyptians. Likewise Their Manner of treating dead Bodies; Method of Embalming; and particular Way of trying and judging Persons after their Death. With seven large and curious Cuts of Egyptian Mummies, exactly drawn; with their Hieroglyphic Characters, interpreted and explained
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for M. Cooper, Pater-Noster-Row; W. Reeve, Fleet-Street; and C. Sympson, at the Bible-Warehouse, Chancery-Lane
1755, [1755?]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | 'The antiquities of Egypt' begins on a2. - English Short Title Catalog, T110751. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Titlepage in red and black. - Translated from Vaugelas' edition of Curtius Rufus |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([2],255,[1];56p.,plates) 4° |