74 - A wide selection of plates from the second edition of the *Description de l'Égypte*, A wide selection of plates from the second edition of the *Description de l'Égypte*

A wide selection of plates from the second edition of the *Description de l'Égypte*, A wide selection of plates from the second edition of the *Description de l'Égypte* Lot consisting of a substantial collection of 162 copperplate engravings, either single-page or double-page, taken from the *Description de l'Égypte*, or a collection of observations and research conducted in Egypt during the Egyptian expedition, printed in Paris by Panckoucke in the 1820s and 1830s (minor marginal tears, some water stains, sporadic foxing, a few spots.) A collection of loose plates, unbound. The plates document the exceptional variety of subjects covered in this monumental publication: many are dedicated to the bas-reliefs and antiquities of Thebes, while others focus on Cairo, botany, zoology, and the arts and crafts. The collection is completed by the title page and 15 full- and double-page maps taken from Jacotin’s *Carte topographique de l’Égypte*. A fine collection of great historical, artistic, and documentary interest, and a significant testament to the famous publishing undertaking that arose from the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt. Extensive selection of plates from the second edition of the *Description de l’Égypte*.