American travelers on the Nile : early US visitors to Egypt, 1774-1839 /

The Treaty of Ghent signed in 1814, ending the War of 1812, allowed Americans once again to travel abroad. Medical students went to Paris, artists to Rome, academics to Göttingen, and tourists to all European capitals. More intrepid Americans ventured to Athens, to Constantinople, and even to Egypt...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oliver, Andrew, Jr., 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Tourists > Egypt > History > 18th century.
Tourists > Egypt > History > 19th century.
Americans > Egypt > History > 18th century.
Americans > Egypt > History > 19th century.
Touristes > Égypte > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Touristes > Égypte > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRAVEL > Africa > General.
TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt
Americans.
Tourists.
Travel.
Egypt > Description and travel.
Égypte > Descriptions et voyages.
Egypt.
History.
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