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Napoleon and the Scientific Exhibit to Egypt
Napoleon and the Scientific Expedition to Egypt

The Description de l'Égypte (1809-1828; 23 vols.) presents the scientific results of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt (1798-1801). Its remarkable engravings are among the largest ever printed, displaying animals, plants, antiquities, and maps of modern and ancient Egypt. The exhibition of these and other books opened in October 2006, providing a stunning visual record of one of the most massive and revelatory scientific expeditions ever undertaken.

Napoleon and the Scientific Expedition to Egypt, 28 pp., color illustrations, soft cover, ISBN: 978-0-9763590-2-9


$10.00

Support for this catalog was provided by a grant from the J.E. Dunn Construction Company.


  
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