Name of Object:

Thebes. Hypogea. Pictures drawn after the covering of the mummies

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from Description de l'Egypte, ou, Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, vol. 2

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1809–1822

Inventory Number:

GR FOL-O3A-15

Description:

During the Egyptian expedition (1798–1801), Napoléon Bonaparte brought with him a group of scholars, engineers and artists, charged with collecting as much scientific information as possible. This was then used in a publication (of exceptional quality and execution) entitled Description de l'Égypte, in which the observations and enquiries made by the military expedition in Egypt were collected. The collection comprises of 10 volumes of illustrations and 9 volumes of texts published betwen 1809 and 1826.

Type of Object

Printed and illustrated text

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

GR FOL-O3A-15

Citation of this web page:

"Thebes. Hypogea. Pictures drawn after the covering of the mummies" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;11;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 011