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The Great Pyramid in Egypt. 



THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT; 



All Standing in the Libyan Desert, on the Western Side, and Above the 

 Level, of the Nile Valley ; the Measures being approximate only, and 



CHIEFLY BY COLONEL HOWARD VYSE AND Mr. PERRING. 



Modern name of each Pyramid. 



Great Pyramid of Jeezeh 



Second Pyramid of Jeezeh .. 

 Third Pyramid of Jeezeh 



Fourth and minor Pyramid of 



Jeezeh 



Fifth ditto ditto 



Sixth ditto ditto 



Seventh ditto ditto 



Eighth ditto ditto 



Ninth ditto ditto 



Pyramid of Aboo-Roash . . 



Pyramid of Zowyet el Arrian 



Pyramid of Reegah 



Northern Pyramid of Abooseir 

 Middle Pyramid of Abooseir 

 Great Pyramid of Abooseir .. 

 Small Pyramid of Abooseir . . 



Pyramid i of Saccara .. .. 



Pyramid 2 of Saccara . . 

 Pyramid 3, or Great Pyramid 



of Saccara 



Pyramid 4, at Saccara .. .. 



Pyramid 5, at Saccara . . 



Pyramid 6, at Saccara . . 



Pyramid 7, at Saccara .. 



Pyramid 8, at Saccara . . 



Pyramid g, at Saccara .. .. 



Pyramid base of Mustabet el 

 Faraoon 



Northern Brick Pyramid of 



Dashoor 29 49 



Northern Stone Pyramid of 



Dashoor 29 49 



Southern Stone Pyramid of „ 



Dashoor 2 9 48 



Small Pyramid of Dashoor . . 29 48 

 Southern Brick Pyramid of 

 Dashoor 29 48 



Northern Pyramid of Lisht .. 29 38 

 Southern Pyramid of Lisht . . 29 37 



The False Pyramid.or Pyramid 



of Meydoom 29 27 



Pyramid of Illahoon . . . . 29 17 



Pyramid of Howara 29 18 



Pyramid 1 of Biahmoo . . . . 29 26 

 Pyramid 2 of Biahmoo . . . . 29 26 



Latitude. 

 North. 



Angle of rise 

 of the faces 

 to horizon. 



Length of side of base, 

 always four-sided. 



1 



Centra 

 vertica 



Present. 



axis, or 

 1 height. 



1 — 

 Present. 



Ancient. 



Ancient 



Deg. Min 



Deg. Min. 



Brit. Inches. 



Brit. Inches. 



Brit. In. 



Brit. In 



29 59 



5i 5i 



8950 



J 9142 ) 



1 9168 ; 



54io 



(5819 



I5833 



29 59 



52 20 



8290 



8493 



5370 



545i 



29 58 



5i 



4200 



4254 



2436 



2616 



29 58 



in steps 



1230 



2200 



834 



1440 



29 58 



52 15 



1656 



1749 



1000 



1119 



29 58 



in steps 



1230 



2200 



834 



1440 



29 59 



52 10 



1500 



2070 



540 



1332 



29 59 



52 10 



1500 



2070 



660 



1332 



29 59 



52 10 



1440 



1920 



960 



1221 



30 4 



no casing 



3840 



X 



480 



X 



29 57 



ruins only 



3600 



X 



730 



X 



29 56 



f 75 20) 

 (50 oj 



1200 



1480 



500 



1150 



29 54 



5i 43 



2600 



3084 



1400 



1953 



29 54 



5i (?) 



2560 



3288 



1284 



2056 



29 54 



52 (?) 



3900 



43i7 



1970 



2734 



29 54 



50 (?) 



650 



905 



216 



564 



29 53 



rubbish only 



2500 



X 



700 



X 



29 53 



52 (?) 



2150 



2775 



1300 



1758 



29 53 



f 73 30 ) 

 I in steps J 



f 3700 N . to S 

 1 4200 E.toW 



4214 N. to S 

 4727 E.toW 



' !• 2200 



2405 



29 53 



ruined 



2640 



X 



740 



X 



29 53 



ruined 



3000 



X 



480 



X 



29 53 



ruined 



3240 



X 



960 



X 



29 53 



ruined 



1680 



X 



330 



X 



29 53 



ruined 



2880 



X 



1044 



X 



29 53 



ruined 



2940 



X 



900 



X 



29 53 



in steps 



(3500 

 1 2300 



3708 N.to S 

 2604 E.toW. 



} 650 



720 



51 20 



43 36 



(54 15] 



1 42 59 J 



50 12 



57 20 



ruinous 

 ruinous 



74 10 



ruinous 



ruinous 



(63 30) 

 I50 of 



J 63 30 I 

 1 50 oj 



4500 



8400 

 7400 

 1700 



4800 



4320 

 5400 



2388 

 4320 

 3600 



360 

 360 



4200 



8633 

 7400 



2172 

 4110 



X 



X 

 X 



1440 

 1440 



980 



3918 



3834 



816 



2586 



4111 



4029 

 1281 



1872 3208 



1080 X 

 Zzz X 



1494 

 1580 

 1270 



360 

 360 



