Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française / publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'empereur Napoléon le Grand --- Quatrieme Partie (Fourth part)
| Title | Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française / publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'empereur Napoléon le Grand --- Quatrieme Partie (Fourth part) |
|---|---|
| Author | France. Commission des sciences et arts d'Égypte |
| Publication Date: | 1809-1828 |
| Publication Place | - American University in Cairo |
| Subject | Egypt | Description and travel | Antiquities | Natural history | Scientific expeditions | Music | more | less |
| Type | belge |
| Language | ara,fra,lat |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | 23 volumes: illustrations (some folded), maps (some folded), portraits, plans; 43-110 cm |
| Library: | Digital Library of the Middle East |
| Record ID | p15795coll11:4592 |
| Library Location | American University in Cairo |
| Date | 1809-1828 |
| Notes | The first comprehensive description of ancient and modern Egypt, compiled by the 165 members of the Institut de l'Egypte established by Napoleon to accompany his expedition to Egypt in 1798-1801. This exhaustive survey of all aspects of ancient and modern life in Egypt was carried out under the supervision of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the appointed President of the new Institute (of which Napoleon was Vice-President). | more | less |
