Mirage : Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt /

Two centuries ago, only the most reckless Europeans dared traverse the Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of myth and speculation--and no region aroused greater interest than Egypt. It was not until 1798, when an unlikely band of scientific explorers traveled from Paris to the Nil...

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Main Author: Burleigh, Nina (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Edition: First edition.

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Napoléon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821.

Egyptology > History > 18th century.

French > Egypt > History > 18th century.

Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 > Campaigns > Egypt.

Egypt > Antiquities.