Name of Object:

Description de l'Egypte: frontispiece

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

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1821–1830

Inventory Number:

GR FOL-O3A-15 (A, ANTIQUITES, 1)

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, containing all the observations and enquiries made by the military expedition in Egypt. 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 (A, ANTIQUITES, 1)

Citation of this web page:

"Description de l'Egypte: frontispiece" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;9;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 009