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NAPOLEON PRINT, DESCRIPTION de l'ÉGYPTE, DENDERA browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1000809
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| Description de l'Égypte was the result of the collaboration of prominent scholars, several famous European scientists, cartographers, topographers, and more than 160 artists and technicians. They accompanied Napoleon's army during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. Their goal was to methodically collect information in areas as widely varied as architecture, geography, botany and the humanities. Description de l'Égypte was published in 23 volumes from 1809 to 1828 and includes over 900 plates. Illustrated here is Vol. IV, pl. 33. showing the reliefs from a temple at Dendera. 28 inches X 21 1/2 inches | ||
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