René-Nicolas Dufriche DESGENETTES
Description de l'Egypte. Tables nécrologiques du Kaire, pendant les années VII, VIII, IX [1798, 1799, 1800, 1801]
Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809|27 x 44 cm|relié
First edition, text extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, volume II, Modern State.
Modern cream parchment paper Bradel binding. Black sheep title label.
These tables provide us with precise information on mortality in Egypt (men, women and children) at the beginning of the 19th century. This information was rigorously recorded, giving valuable indications on the health and hygiene of Cairo when the French garrisons resided there.
Modern cream parchment paper Bradel binding. Black sheep title label.
These tables provide us with precise information on mortality in Egypt (men, women and children) at the beginning of the 19th century. This information was rigorously recorded, giving valuable indications on the health and hygiene of Cairo when the French garrisons resided there.
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