British Egyptologist who traveled, surveyed, and excavated such sites as Karnak, Valley of the Kings, and ancient Nubian capital of Gebel Barkal. He was the first to produce a detailed plan of the ancient capital city of Akhenaten at el-Amarna and his map of the Theban temples and tombs was the first comprehensive survey of the region. He spent 12 years (1821-1833) copying and collecting material in Egypt and his copies of monuments and texts were then made available to European scholars.