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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
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Italian antiquarian (1778-1823)

Also known as: Belzoni, G. Belzoni, Giovanni Baptista Belzoni, Giovanni Belzoni, Джованни Батиста Бельцони, جوفاني باتيستا بلزوني

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Known works

  • Belzoni's travels
  • Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia
  • Travels in Egypt and Nubia (The Great Adventures)
  • The Cento
  • Éclaircissemens sur l'inscription grecque du monument trouvé à Rosette