Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1824-1834 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 package with 9 photographs and 1 small box
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British Egyptologist and traveller. Born, London 1788. Died, Edinburgh 1862. Educated Trinity College, Cambridge. BA, 1810. MA, 1815. Worked initially for the architect Sir John Soane, 1819-22. Burton then travelled to Italy where he met Sir W. Gell, E. W. Lane, and Sir J. G. Wilkinson. In 1822 he was engaged to survey for coal as part of the Geological Survey of Egypt. He accompanied Wilkinson on his exploration of the Eastern Desert, 1824, then travelled with Lane, 1825. During his time in Egypt, he cleared parts of Karnak, Medînet Habu, and tombs in the Valley of the Kings, as well as assembling a large corpus of material comprised of drawings, plans, copies of inscriptions, and notes. He collected antiquities, which he sold via Sotheby's in 1836. He remained in Egypt until 1834, returning to England, 1835. Many of Burton's drawings and maps are among the Hay MSS.
Geschiedenis van het archief
Not known.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Not known. Some photographs may have come with the Somers Clarke MSS. The microfilm roll was transferred from the Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library (formerly Sackler Library) Archive Room in November 2018.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
9 mounted photographs made from drawings of el-Kâb, Philae, and Amada.
Microfilm roll with copies of the Burton MSS once in the British Museum and now in the British Library.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Kept as received.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions. Consultation only.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright British Library, London.
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
The board on which the photographs are mounted is fragile. Must be handled with care.
Toegangen
Catalogue for Burton MSS 25618-25658 in the British Library.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Manuscript Collections, British Library, London.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Not known.
Related units of description
Other Archives:
- Squeezes made by Burton in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum, London.
- Burton MSS, in Manuscript Collections, British Library, London.
Griffith Institute Archive:
- Copy of a letter written by Burton to W. J. Bankes regarding Champollion's proposed work in the tomb of Sethos I (KV17), in Newberry MSS (box marked 'Sites - Thebes' (PEN/G.VII/E.B)).
Notitie Publicaties
Not published.