Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 15Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths R. Griffiths., 1756 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G.E. Griffiths. |
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Page 253
... stone , which had formerly been obelisks of an amazing fize . Thefe , like the reft , were originally of one stone , and broke by falling . They are covered with hie- roglyphics , painted , and adorned with various figures , in ...
... stone , which had formerly been obelisks of an amazing fize . Thefe , like the reft , were originally of one stone , and broke by falling . They are covered with hie- roglyphics , painted , and adorned with various figures , in ...
Page 254
... stone itself . No cement was used in joining the ftones on the out - fide ; but within , where the ftones are irregular , mortar has been used , as may be evi- dently difcerned on entering the second paffage of the first py- ramid ...
... stone itself . No cement was used in joining the ftones on the out - fide ; but within , where the ftones are irregular , mortar has been used , as may be evi- dently difcerned on entering the second paffage of the first py- ramid ...
Page 255
... stones , taken from a wall to the right , to open another paffage , which terminates at a little diftance in a nich . This chamber is vaulted in the manner of a pent - house , ( en dos - d ' ane ) cased on every fide with granite , now ...
... stones , taken from a wall to the right , to open another paffage , which terminates at a little diftance in a nich . This chamber is vaulted in the manner of a pent - house , ( en dos - d ' ane ) cased on every fide with granite , now ...
Page 256
... stones and other things , which people have thrown in to satisfy their curiofity , and to discover how far they might go . The fecond pyramid is exactly like the firft , only it does not appear to have been opened . Toward the top it is ...
... stones and other things , which people have thrown in to satisfy their curiofity , and to discover how far they might go . The fecond pyramid is exactly like the firft , only it does not appear to have been opened . Toward the top it is ...
Page 258
... stone , " it fhews that he had not gone far enough into Upper Egypt , to see the pyramid of bricks , which is unquestionably the fame that , according to Herodotus , was built by Cheops , and is fituate within four leagues of Cairo . It ...
... stone , " it fhews that he had not gone far enough into Upper Egypt , to see the pyramid of bricks , which is unquestionably the fame that , according to Herodotus , was built by Cheops , and is fituate within four leagues of Cairo . It ...
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