Author: Robert Anderson; Ibrahim Fawzy [ed.]
Title: Egypt in 1800: Scenes from Napoleon&Apos;S Description de L&Apos;Egypte
Description: London , Barrie and Jenkins , 1988. Cloth. The first edition of this series of historical commentary of Egypt in 1800, based off a selection of engraved plates from Napoleon's 'Description de l'Egypte&apos. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This work has selected 174 engraved plates to discuss, extracted from the monumental Description de l'Egypte, a series of publications first appearing in 1890 that aimed to catalog all known aspects of ancient and modern Egypt, as well as its natural history. The collaborative work was completed by the savants that accompanied Napoleon's expeditionary force to Egypt in 1798. This study of the plates paint a fascinating portrait of Egypt at the turn of the century, with captions written by experts in their fields from the British Museum, University College London and more. Edited by Robert Anderson and Ibrahim Fawzy.  In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with minimal shelf wear and areas of darkening to the cloth around the hinges. Dust wrapper is excellent with minor edgewear only. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Numerous Illustrators. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Egypt History Description de l'Egypte Illustrated History Numerous Illustrators


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