Atlas geographique et physique des regions equinoxiales du nouveau continent, fonde sur des
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1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
At foot: Redige et dessine d'apres des esquisses de Mr de Humboldt par J.B. Poirson 1813. / Grave par P.A.F. Tardieu, Place de l'Estrapade No 34. and Scale included
Subject (Geographic):
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia) and South America
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Scientific expeditions, and Voyages and travels
Atlas geographique et physique des regions equinoxiales du nouveau continent, fonde sur des
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
At foot: Dessine par E.H. Michaelis, d'apres les croquis de Mr. de Humboldt. / Grave a Paris par Pierre Tardieu fils, Place de l'Estrapade No. 34. / l'Ecriture par L. Aubert pere. and Scale included
Subject (Geographic):
Magdalena River (Columbia) and South America
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Scientific expeditions, and Voyages and travels
Description de l’Egypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte
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1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
In pencil on recto above title: [indeciperable] Commision des monuments d'Egypte [underlined] / c., In pencil on verso: Bk6 / 012 / III. 1., and Yale proprietary stamp on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt
Subject (Topic):
Natural history --Egypt and Scientific expeditions
France. Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Published / Created:
1809-28.
Call Number:
1971 Folio 601
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1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
The first comprehensive description of ancient and modern Egypt, compiled by the 165 members of the Institut de l'Égypte established by Napoleon to accompany his expedition to Egypt in 1798-1801. This exhaustive survey of all aspects of ancient and modern life in Egypt was carried out under the supervision of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the appointed President of the new Institute (of which Napoleon was Vice-President).
Alternative Title:
Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française
Description:
For detailed list of contents see G. Guémard. Bibliographie critique de la Commission des sciences et arts ... d'Égypte ... Le Caire, 1936. p. 76-82.
Publisher:
De Imprimerie impériale,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Antiquities and Egypt--Atlases
Subject (Topic):
Art--Egypt, Civilization--Egypt, Language and culture--Egypt, Music--Egypt, Natural history --Egypt, and Scientific expeditions