Explorers and Artists in the Valley of the Kings
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: September 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789774247057
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General; European; Valley of the Kings (Egypt); History; History - General History; Middle East - Egypt; History: World; Egypt; Ancient - Egypt; History / Egypt; Travelers; Art, European; Europeans; In art; Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city)
First sentence: Among the earliest tourists to western Thebes were the Egyptians themselves.
Description: Chronicles the visits to Egypt's ancient Valley of the Kings made in the 18th and 19th centuries by those in search of archaeological wonders and artistic treasures.