Howard-Vyse, Richard William Howard: Operations carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into upper Egypt, and Appendix (Band 1) (London, 1840)

196 OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEII.

Great Pyramid.—Davison's Chamber.

- Queen's Chamber.

- Passage to Queen's Chamber.

- Two borings in passage to Queen's Chamber.

- Large stone in Great Passage.

Second Pyramid.—Floor in Belzoni's Chamber.

Third Pyramid.—Interior.

Campbell's Tomb.

Fourth Pyramid.—Interior.

The floor in Belzoni's Chamber was examined, and
as the eastern part consisted of rock, and the remainder
of a pavement of two courses of squared stone, it was
supposed that the sarcophagus might conceal a secret
passage to the principal tomb, as Herodotus states was
sometimes the case; and a few blocks were taken up;
but nothing was found out either at this time or in
August, when the whole of the pavement was removed
by Mr. Perring, in consequence of the discovery of the
large apartment in the Third Pyramid.

We returned to Cairo during a strong Kamseen wind.

19th. — I gave to Mr. Brettel a letter of admission to
the tents, as he set out in the evening with a party to
visit the pyramids.

March 20th.

Reis, 6. Men, 118. Children, 108.

Great Pyramid.—Excavation in southern front.

- Excavation in northern front.

- Davison's Chamber.

- Queen's Chamber.

- Passage to Queen's Chamber.

- Two borings in passage to Queen's Chamber.

- Large stone in Great Passage.