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Egypt:& The Sudan : Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker

The Original 1914 Baedeker Guide to Egypt with 22 Maps and 85 Plans and 55 Vignettes

From The Preface: "Ever since the attention of the civilized world was re-
directed to Egypt at the beginning of the 19tli century, the scientific investigation of its innumerable monuments has pointed with ever-growing certainty to the valley of the Nile as the cradle of history and of human culture. At the same time Egypt, like other Eastern countries, possesses high natural attractions, in the peculiar charms of its oriental climate, the singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colouring and effects of light and shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the solemn desert, and the manners, customs, and appearance of a most interesting and most diversified population.

The Handbook to Egypt founded on the combined work of several Egyptologists and other Oriental scholars."