Thebes. Medynet-Abou. Plan Topographique des Ruines et des Environs. by MEDINET HABU) Jollois et al (del). Schroeder (sculpt) - No date. Ca. 1820.

Paris.: Panckouke.. No date. Ca. 1820.. Copper plate engraving (uncolored), image approximately 18 1/2 x 24 inches on sheet size 21 1/2 x 28 inches. Very good condition: light scattered foxing (mainly outside plate area). Publisher's blindstamp at top right. This very large, finely engraved image is plate 2 from Volume II of the Antiquities section of the monumental publication "Description de L'Egypte," which documented the research of the "savants" who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte's ambitious expedition to Egypt (1798-1801). The full title, translated into English reads "Description of Egypt, or the collection of observations and research made in Egypt during the Expedition of the French Army" hinting at the varied purposes of this foray into the Middle East. The European demand for information about Egypt and its glorious monuments led to the publication of two editions of the work, with engravings pulled from the same printing plates; this is from the second edition, uncolored as issued. A detailed topographical map showing the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III and surrounding environs. .