Benoît de Maillet - Description de l'Egypte - 1735

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Benoît de Maillet, Description de l'Egypte, illustrated first edition in French from 1735, one volume, 570 pages, on travels to Egypt.

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First edition of Maillet’s landmark Description de l’Égypte, with folding map and seven plates. Compiled and edited by Jean-Baptiste le Mascrier from letters by Benoît de Maillet (1656–1738), French Consul in Cairo (1692–1708), the work presents a comprehensive survey of Egypt’s antiquities, architecture, and contemporary life. Plates illustrate tombs, sarcophagi, obelisks, animals, while folding plates depict the Cairo Nilometer and a cross-section of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The final chapter addresses the annual Hajj and describes Mecca, Medina, and Mahomet’s tomb. Maillet’s observations significantly expanded European knowledge of Egyptian culture, history, and material heritage. Front free endpaper torn and partially detached. Rubbing and splitting to the covers; occasional spotting throughout.

xxi, [3], 328 pp., 242 pp., [8]


First edition of Maillet’s landmark Description de l’Égypte, with folding map and seven plates. Compiled and edited by Jean-Baptiste le Mascrier from letters by Benoît de Maillet (1656–1738), French Consul in Cairo (1692–1708), the work presents a comprehensive survey of Egypt’s antiquities, architecture, and contemporary life. Plates illustrate tombs, sarcophagi, obelisks, animals, while folding plates depict the Cairo Nilometer and a cross-section of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The final chapter addresses the annual Hajj and describes Mecca, Medina, and Mahomet’s tomb. Maillet’s observations significantly expanded European knowledge of Egyptian culture, history, and material heritage. Front free endpaper torn and partially detached. Rubbing and splitting to the covers; occasional spotting throughout.

xxi, [3], 328 pp., 242 pp., [8]


Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Egypt, Regional interest, Travels
Book title
Description de l'Egypte
Author/ Illustrator
Benoît de Maillet
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1735
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
570
United KingdomVerified
157
Objects sold
96.77%
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