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 2) (London, 1841)

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APPENDIX.

Feet, Inches.

Inside.

Length - - - - 6 6

Breadth - - - ■ 2 2J

Depth - - - - 2 10J

Passage leading to Davison's chamber.

Length - - - - 24 9

Davison's chamber, discovered by Mr. Davison, 1764.

East and west - - - - 38 4

North and south - - - 17 1

Height varies from 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet 6 inches.

Wellington's chamber, discovered by Col. Howard Vyse,
March 30, 1837.
East and west - - - - 38 6

North and south - - - 17 0

Height varies from 2 feet 2 inches to 3 feet 8 inches.

Nelson's chamber, discovered by Col. Howard Vyse,
April 25, 1837.
East and west - - 38 9

North and south - - - 16 8

Height varies from 2 feet to 4 feet 10 inches.

Lady Arbuthnot's chamber, discovered by Col. Howard
Vyse, May 6, 1837.
East and west - - - - 37 4

North and south - - - 16 4

Height varies from 1 foot 4 inches to 4 feet 5 inches.

Col. Campbell's chamber, discovered by Col. Howard
Vyse, May 27, 1837.
East and west - - - 37 10

North and south - - - 20 6

Height in the centre varies from 5 feet 10 inches to

8 feet 7 inches.
Perpendicular height from floor of the king's to roof

of Col. Campbell's chamber - - 69 3

Passage leading to queen's chamber.

From northern end of great passage to the beginning

of the low passage - - - 16 7

The low passage to the step - - 92 0

From the step to the queen's chamber - 17 11

Total length of passage - - - 109 11

Breadth of passage - - - 3 5|

Height before step - - 3 10

Height beyond step - - - 5 8

Queen's chamber.

North and south - - 17 0