Name of Object:

Egypt, San. View of the excavations.

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from the photo album of Emmanuel de Rougé's mission to Egypt, where he was accompanied by Viscount Aymard de Banville and Jacques de Rougé

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1864

Author:

Viscount Aymard de Banville (1837-1917)

Inventory Number:

RESERVE VH-258-FOL

Description:

Emmanuel de Rougé was a French egyptologist who continued the work of Champollion. He was a member of l'Academie des Sciences, the curator of the "Musée Égyptien" of the Musée du Louvre (1849), professor of Egyptian archaeology at the Collège de France (1864), and authored many works on the history of Egypt. In 1862, he was sent on a mission to Egypt where he travelled along the Nile from the Delta to the cataracts, on a boat which had been loaned to the mission by Isma'il Pasha. This mission was the subject of a report and an illustrated publication with photographs by the Viscount Aymard de Banville. This photograph was taken at San, also known as the ancient site of Tanis, where the archaeologist Mariette was directing an excavation.

Type of Object

Photograph

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

RESERVE VH-258-FOL

Citation of this web page:

"Egypt, San. View of the excavations." in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;1;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 001