EGYPT EXPLORATION FUND: TANIS - Petrie, 1st 1888 - ANCIENT EGYPTOLOGY EXCAVATION

THE EGYPT EXPLORATION FUND: TANIS, NEBESHEH (AM) AND DEFENNEH (TAHPANHES). PART II, 1886.Book Details + Condition: Trubner and Co. (London). First Edition, 1888. Folio Hardcover (10" x 13") with paper-covered boards. 169 pages with Index, Tables and Maps. With chapters by A.H. Murray and F. LL. Griffith. Profusely illustrated with Ancient Egyptian engravings and photographs. The report is an archaeological excavation and cataloguing of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman artifacts and structures from the Ancient Egyptian cities of Tanis, Nebesheh (AM) and Defenneh (Tahpanhes). The book is divided into two parts: Part I: Tanis; Part Two: Nebesheh (AM) and Defenneh (Tahpanhes). Each part of the book is divided into two sections. The first section consists of descriptive text referenced to a series of engravings, maps and photographs located in the second section of the book. Very scarce and rare examples of engravings and photographs of mainly Ancient Egyptian artifacts, buildings, temples a