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LORFORDS ANTIQUES

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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.

  • Period: 1920
    • Price: £5,800.00
    • €6,628 Euro
    • $7,741 US Dollar
  • Location: Gloucestershire
    • Dimensions: H: 87cm (34.25in)
    • W: 70cm (27.56in)
    • D: 4cm (1.57in)