The Works of Perring

The drawings of Egyptian monuments by Perring are now online

Who was Perring?

Perring, John Shae (1813 - 1869)

Perring, a British Egyptologist, was also and engineer, who mostly applied his skills to the investigation of Egyptian Pyramids. He was noted for his detailed drawings


The link to Perring drawings

The limestone quarries showing the base of the last blocks cut out by using Diorite hammers













[edit on 9/8/08 by Hanslune]