Set Of Six Early 19Th Century Framed First Edition Prints
Stock No
WD0145835
2022
- £5,800.00
- €6,628 Euro
- $7,741 US Dollar
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Item Description
Set of six early 19th Century first edition prints - 'Description de L'Egypte'.
The Description de L'Égypte was a series of publications, appearing first in 1809 and continuing until the final volume appeared in 1829, which aimed to comprehensively catalog all known aspects of ancient and modern Egypt as well as its natural history. It is the collaborative work of about 160 civilian scholars and scientists, known popularly as the savants, who accompanied Bonaparte's expedition to Egypt in 1798 to 1801 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, as well as about 2000 artists and technicians, including 400 engravers, who would later compile it into a full work. At the time of its publication, it was the largest known published work in the world.
These prints are from the most desirable section of the publication and from the first edition.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Dimensions
H: 87cm W: 70cm D: 4cm
Period
1920
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)1666 505111
