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Egyptian
Rare books
Asset ID
b11818153_4
Title
Mummified bird and cat skeletons
Description
Napoleon Bonaparte's Scientific and Artistic Commission Expedition to Egypt
Agent (Role)
Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte
(
Author
),
Finnin, Denis
(
Copy photographer
)
Date
1821-1830
Artwork/Object Type
Engravings
Physical dimensions
22 cm
Country
Egypt
Is Part Of
Description de l'Égypte
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Library, LL-3: Panckoucke, C. L. F., and Napoleon. 1821. Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. Paris: Imprimerie de C.L.F. Panckoucke. Volume II, plate 54.
External Resource
AMNH Library authority record:
Africa: Explorations and Expeditions (Exhibition)
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Repository
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Publication History
Baione, Tom. 2012. Natural histories: extraordinary rare book selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. New York: Sterling Signature.
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