Description de l'Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des r - Lot 121

Description de l'Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française. Second edition published by C.L.F.Panckoucke. Paris 1820-29. Incomplete set consisting of 11 atlas volumes only, without the 25 text volumes. Approximately 710 plates (out of 910) in sheets in green paper folders with labels affixed to the first cover, divided as follows: Antiquities: 5 volumes presenting a panorama of the incredible artistic, architectural and cultural heritage of ancient Egypt. Volume I: 80 plates (of 97), plates 2 to 4, 6, 20, 25, 26 to 29, 32, 34, 49, 58, 61, 62, 68 are missing. Volume II: 68 plates (of 95), 23 plates missing: 3,10,15,23,28,60 to 75,78,80,94. Volume III: 54 plates (of 69), 15 plates missing: 2 to 4,6,17,18,21,23,26,27,41,43,49,51,63. Volume IV: 60 plates (of 72), 12 plates missing: 3,6,7,10,16,19,20,28,29,53,54,63 Volume V: 78 plates (out of 89), 11 plates missing: 4,6,7,8,9,14,15,33,44,45,46. A tome of 12 sheets including Rosetta Stone inscriptions in 8 sheets, map of Egypt, medals, engraving machine product, trigonometric canvas. For each site studied, the plates present in order: maps and plans, views of monuments, plans, sections and elevations, architectural details, inscriptions, statues and ornaments. Etat moderne: concerning the country's activities and life from the Arab conquest to the French occupation, i.e. 2 volumes of 83 plates (out of 105) numbered as follows, 22 plates are missing: 4,17,18,31,32,40 to 43,47,53,57,58,6 1,62,67,68,88,93,95,97,98. Arts & Crafts: 29 plates (of 31, missing V and XXI) Vases, furniture and instruments: 12 plates lettered AA to MM (missing JJ) Costumes and portraits: 11 lettered plates from A to K Inscriptions, coins and medals: 10 lettered plates from a to k (missing j) Natural history of the Nile Valley and Red Sea coastal region. Mineralogy: 15 plates -Zoology: Shells: 14 plates - Crustaceans: 13 plates Nile fish: 25 plates - Birds: 10 plates - Reptiles: 7 p. and 5 supplements Mammals: 7 p. and 1 supplement Orthopterans: 7 p. - Ascidians: 3 p. - Annelids: 5p. - Arachnids: 9p. Polyps: 14p. Hymenoptera: 19 p. - Neuroptera: 3 p. Echinoderms: 9 p. - Gastropods: 3 p. Myriapods: 1p. - Algae: 2 p. - Zoophytes: 1 p. - Cephalopods: 1 p. Geography: assembly table, 47 maps, most on double page, one map of all Egypt, synoptic table of the Constellations. Set in average condition, with damp stains, wetness, foxing, brown spotting, edge tears, folds, some plates badly damaged. The green covers are worn. This set represents a real technical challenge, the fruit of intense collaboration between over 200 engravers who reproduced the work of the 46 draftsmen who followed the expedition. Papeteries d'Arches will supply around 2,200,000 sheets in "grand aigle" format (i.e. 75 x 106 cm) to print the plates, with all the monuments at the same scale. The pages bear the dry stamp of the Sphinx surmounted by an obelisk and the inscription "Description de l'Egypte,2e éd. Publié par Panckoucke" (Description of Egypt, 2nd ed. published by Panckoucke). The publisher's intention was to make this reprint, published in installments and more accessible, available to a larger number of wealthy enthusiasts throughout Europe.