02831nem a22004453i 4500 22131944 20250607110301.3 m |o c | cr ||||||||||| 210708s1818 xx |||||| a |o | fre 22131944 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-816 2021668392 (WDL)02404 DLC eng DLC fre 932 Description of Egypt. Second Edition. Atlas of Egypt and Parts of Bordering Lands (Plates). Description de l'Egypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. Atlas géographique Paris : [publisher not identified], 1818. 1 online resource. cartographic image cri rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: Bound volume consisting chiefly of maps. When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought with him an entourage of more than 160 scholars and scientists. Known as the French Commission on the Sciences and Arts of Egypt, these experts undertook an extensive survey of the country's archeology, topography, and natural history. A soldier who was part of the expedition found the famous Rosetta Stone, which the French linguist and scholar Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832) later used to unlock many of the mysteries that long had surrounded the language of ancient Egypt. In 1802 Napoleon authorized the publication of the commission's findings in a monumental, multi-volume work that included plates, maps, scholarly essays, and a detailed index. Publication of the original Imperial edition began in 1809. It proved so popular that a second edition was published under the post-Napoleonic Bourbon Restoration. The "Royal edition" (1821-29) from the collections of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is presented here. Original resource at: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Content in French. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1798 to 1801 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Creator. Jacotin, Pierre, 1765-1827 Cartographer. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Sponsor. Egypt gdcwdl wdl_02404 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.2404 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlbibalex s-Online Electronic Resource