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Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'éxpédition de l'armée française

statement of responsibility: publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'empereur Napoléon le Grand · For collation of the work see London institution, Library, A bibl. account and a collation of La description de l'Égypte, London, 1833 · Edited by E.F. Jomard; historical preface by J.B.J. Fourier--Cf. Brit. Mus. Cat. under Egypt · Vols. published 1817-1828, have imprint: de l'Imprimerie Royale · Four versions of the first edition were issued: one with a single colored plate; one with sixteen colored plates; one on "papier velin"; and one on "papier velin", "wherein were inserted the earliest impressions of the plates, and those printed in colours were retouched by the pencil. The latter copies for the most part were presented as national gifts."--Cf. London Institution, p. 19 · Illustrated with engravings, etchings, col. aquatints; some plates are folded, some hand-colored · The principal artist of the "Carte topographique" was Blondeau, assisted by eighteen others · "Mémoire sur la construction de la carte de l'Égypte" by Pierre Jacotin (État moderne [text], v. 2, pt. 2) · "De l'état actuel de l'art musical en Égypte" by Guillaume André Villoteau (État moderne [text], v. 1,

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