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It was based on the work of the Institut d&#8217;\u00c9gypte, established by Napoleon Bonaparte in a palace outside of Cairo during his expedition in Egypt as part of the French Revolutionary Wars (1798-1801). 160 civilian scholars and scientists worked in the institute&#8217;s library, laboratories, and workshops. The idea of a comprehensive publication was conceived by the end of 1798. Production of the finished work took place on a monumental scale, involving 2000 artists and technicians, including 400 engravers. Among the prominent French artists who contributed to this work were botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redoute and ornithological artist Jacques Barraband. There were two editions beginning in 1808, but in general, there are 10 volumes of plates comprising a total of 894 plates made from over 3000 drawings. Of these ten, the first five volumes of plates depicted <strong>Antiquiti\u00e9s [Antiquities]<\/strong>, two <strong>\u00c9tat Moderne [Modern State]<\/strong>, two\u00a0 <strong>Histoire Naturelle [Natural History]<\/strong> and one of maps. The second edition is known as the Panckoucke edition, published by Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke in the 1820s.<\/p>\n<p>Condition: Generally very good with the usual toning, wear, handling, soft creases. Occasional scattered light foxing. Margins with scattered short tears, chipping, etc., all easily matted out.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Abu-Lughod, Janet L. and Nezar AlSayyad. &#8220;Cairo.&#8221; <em>Britannica.<\/em> https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cairo#ref107266 (18 February 2021).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDescription de l\u2019\u00c9gypte.\u201d\u00a0<em>Wikipedia.<\/em>\u00a04 August 2020. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Description_de_l%27%C3%89gypte (22 January 2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cecile, Dutertre, Febre, Jollois, Jomard, Protain et al. (after)<br \/>\nBaltard, Leclerc, Leisnier, Ransonette, Reville et al. (engravers)<br \/>\nLepere et al. (architectural plans)<br \/>\n<strong>Le Kaire: Vue Perspective d&#8217;Une Partie de la Ville des Tonbeaux<\/strong>,\u00a0 E.M., Volume I, Plate 66.<br \/>\n<strong>[Cairo: Perspective View of a Section of the City of the Dead]<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom\u00a0<strong><em>Description de l\u2019Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faites en Egypte pendant l\u2019expedition de l\u2019arm\u00e9e Fran\u00e7aise<br \/>\n[Description of Egypt or Collection of Observations and Research Which Has Been Done in Egypt During the Expedition of the French Army]<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nParis: 1st Quarter, 19th Century<br \/>\nCopperplate engraving, uncolored<br \/>\n23 x 16.5 inches, plate mark<br \/>\n28 x 20.75 inches, overall<br \/>\n$425<\/p>\n<p>An engraving from a set illustrating art, architecture and natural history documented during Napoleon\u2019s French campaign in Egypt and Syria at the turn of the 18th century. It shows a detailed view of the Islamic tombs in the section of Cairo known as Al-Qar\u0101fah (City of the Dead) a vast district of cemeteries that includes what the <strong>Encyclopedia Britannica<\/strong> describes as &#8220;exquisite shrine-mosques and mausoleums of early religious leaders.&#8221; The view shows large decorated structures with domed or pyramidal roofs raised on slender columns. 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