'A Description & Classification of Egyptian Deities compiled from notes, & from sketches..', made by John Davidson, FRS, FSA (1797-1836) when collecting 'evidences' for the British Museum, 1820-25 (note by Thomas Davidson, 1864, fol. vi). Most of the specimens described were retained by Davidson for his own collection but some were lost. John Davidson was assassinated in the Sahara (18 Dec. 1836) while travelling to Timbuctoo for the Geographical Society (note by the donor, fols. vii, viii). Main contents (pp. 1-107) descriptions of Egyptian antiquities, with illustrations, many in colour; index at pp. 105, 107. Also includes some descriptions, etc., of Asiatic, Greek and Roman antiquities (pp. 133, 157-63, 181-9). Davidson's Notes taken during travels in Africa (1839) were published privately by his brother.
'A Description & Classification of Egyptian Deities...' by John Davidson FSA
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- Dates of Creationbefore 1836
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- Physical Descriptionpp. viii + 209 Quarto. Leather binding, red, gilt-tooled (by A. W. Bain). Bookplates of John Davidson, fols. i (round), iii.
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