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Description of Egypt
Vol: II Pl. XIII
Title: Arts and Crafts
Description: Interior view of the weaver's workshop.
Designer: Nicolas-Jacques Conté 1755-1805
Painter, physicist and chemist, known for having invented the Conté pencil,
Told by for Egypt as brigade commander of the corps of balloonists he had commanded at Meudon.
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Collection of observations and research that were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published by the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great (1809-1829)
First edition, watermark in the plate "Ancient and modern Egypt"
Cardboard tube and free shipping for France
Dirt, damp stains and small tears on the periphery without damaging the engraving.
Ref: 70XXEFTHEI