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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. Indies.

Great stone over the entrance, and under the four

already mentioned.

Length - -

25

0

Breadth -'-.» -

5

0

Thickness -



0

The forced passage to the right leads up to the ascend-





ing passage to the height of -

6

0

Of the same angle and dimensions as the former, and





in length - - - -

102

0

A space then occurs (in which is the mouth of the





well) of - - -N -

14

0

The passage, leading to the King's Chamber

7

2

On each side is a ramp, in height

1

9

The gallery.





Length ....

124

0

Height of step at the top of it -

2

9

Landing-place, in length -

4

9

Passage of portcullis.





Width ....

4

0

Length

9

0

Height --- -

13

0

The portcullises are then described; and the height





under the great stone of granite is -

3

4

Passage leading to the King's Chamber

4

0

King's Chamber, north side, in length

30

9

— southern side, in length

31

0

— eastern side, in length

15

6

— western side, in length

15

5

Height - - -

17

8

Sarcophagus.





Length - -

7

0

Width

3

1

Height ....

3

5

Depth ....

2

11

Thickness of the sides

0

6

Davison's Chamber of the same dimensions as the





King's ; but its height is only

3

1

Length of horizontal passage, leading to the Queen's





Chamber ....

119

5

Queen's Chamber.





Length ....

15

9

Height

19

0

It is said to be full of rubbish.





Well; width of opening ...

3

2
 
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