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
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper, c2007.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Egypt > History > French occupation, 1798-1801. Egypt > Antiquities. Egyptology > History. Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 > Campaigns > Egypt.
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