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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Digital Exhibitions

Napoleon and the Scientific Expedition to Egypt

An exhibition of the Description de l’Egypte (1809-1828) and other rare books documenting the French Expedition to Egypt.

Interactive Map

The Cartes topographiques contains 47 maps of sections of Egypt. As a guide to the individual maps, the topographers produced an index map. It provides a useful reference for locating the sites and monuments displayed in the exhibit.

00. Introduction 01. The Napoleonic Invasion of Egypt 02. Napoleon, Scientist 03. The Institute of Egypt 04. The Search for the Ancient Suez Canal 05. Mirages in the Desert 06. The Ichneumon and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 07. Berthollet and the Soda Lakes 08. Savigny and the Sacred Ibis 09. Minerals of Egypt 10. Denon Discovers Ancient Egypt 11. Engineering Archaeologists 12. Conté's Engraving Machine 13. Mapping Egypt 14. The Zodiac of Dendera 15. The Rosetta Stone 16. Interactive Map

17. Image Gallery

18. Additional Resources

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Napoleon and the Scientific Expedition to Egypt

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