The Nile Expedition : Dangers and Difficulties of the River Passage. 1884.

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The Nile Expedition : Dangers and Difficulties of the River Passage. 1884

  • The Nile Expedition : Dangers and Difficulties of the River Passage. 1884.

  • Front Page.
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For Sale is the Front Page removed from "The Illustrated London News, December 6th, 1884," showing the Following Engraved Drawings by W.H. Overend from sketches by Lieutenant R. De Lisle, R.N. for "The Nile Expedition : Dangers and Difficulties of the River passage."

    a- The wrecked steamer Ghizeh lying aground under the rocks; the house built by the crew above.
    b- Upper part of the Tangour Cataract, where the steamer Ghizeh was lost.
    c- The steamer sinking fast.
    d- Between the reaches at Ambigol :  a bad place for the boats.
    e- Some of the crew in their house after the wreck.

Condition is Very Good.