 | Edinburgh gazetteer - Atlases - 1822 - 844 pages
...sculptures which cover the east wing of the northern front. They contain a representation, on a great scale, of a victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over his Asiatic enemies. The moment chosen for the representation, is that in which the* troops of the enemy fly back in confusion... | |
 | Edinburgh gazetteer - Atlases - 1822 - 846 pages
...which cover the east wing of the northern, front. TUey contain a representation, on a great scale, of a victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over his Asia* tic enemies. The moment chosen for the representation, is that in which the troops of the enemy... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - Geography - 1823 - 512 pages
...But the object which most attracts attention, consists in the sculptures which cover the east wing of the northern front. They contain, on a great scale,...gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt, over their Asiatic enemies. The number of human figures introduced amounts to 1,500; 500 on foot, and 1,000... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 878 pages
...sculptures which cover the east wing of the northern front. They contain a representation on a great scale, of a victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over his Asiatic enemies. The moment chosen for the representation, is that in which the troops of the enemy fly back in confusion... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...But the object which most attracts attention consists in the' sculptures which cover the east wing of the northern front. They contain, on a great scale,...victory, gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over their Asiatic enemies. The number of human figures introduced amounts to 1500,500 on foot and 1000... | |
 | Josiah Priest - America - 1833 - 422 pages
...are two of the finest obelisks in the world; they are of rose coloured marble, one hundred feet high. But the objects which most attract attention, are...victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over an enemy. The number of human figures, cut in the solid stone, amounts to 1,500 ; of these, 500 are... | |
 | Josiah Priest - America - 1833 - 418 pages
...attract attention, are the sculpture* which cover the whole of the northern front. They contain, on • great scale, a representation of a victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over an enemy. The number of human figures, cut in the solid stone, amounts to 1,500 ; of these, 500 are... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1835 - 300 pages
...front are two of the finest obelisks in the world; they are of rose-colored marble, 100 feet in height. But the objects which most attract attention, are...The number of human figures introduced amounts to 1,500; 500 on foot, and 1,000 in chariots. Such are some of the remains of a city, which perished long... | |
 | Josiah Priest - 1835 - 416 pages
...are two of the finest obelisks in the world; they are of rose colored marble, one hundred feet high. But the objects which most attract attention, are...victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over an enemy. The number of human figures, cut in the solid stone, amounts to 1,500; of these, 500 are... | |
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But the objects which most attract attention are the sculptures, which cover the whole of the northern front. They contain, on a great scale, a representation of a victory gained by one of the ancient kings of Egypt over his Asiatic enemies. 
