The "Collectanea Ægyptiaca" of James Burton, formed between 1820 and 1839, and were presented by Decimus Burton. Sixty-three volumes.
Scope & Content:
Topography Collections of Drawings: Drawings illustrative of Burton's Collectanea Ægyptiaca: 19th cent. Egypt: Collectanea Ægyptiaca, by J. Burton: 1820-1839. James Burton: Collectanea Ægyptiaca: 1820 - 1839. Antiquities: Collectanea Ægyptiaca, diaries, drawings and notes, by James Burton: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Turkish
NOTES and memoranda on the botany of Egypt, with a few sketches and with references to collections made by J. Burton during his travels. At f. 16 is a "Catalogue dune suite de Plantes avec les noms en Arrabe, réceullie dans les Montagnes Tor et Sinai dans le mois de May et Juin 1832," by A. Gins...