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Description de l'Egypte. Description hydrographique des provinces de Beny-Soueyf et du Fayoum
Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809|27 x 44 cm|relié
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First edition, text extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, Volume II, Etat Moderne.
Full modern cream parchment paper boards binding. Black sheep title-label.
The author was part of the members of the scientific commission of Egypt, his mission was to establish a precise survey of the province of Beny-Souef and the Fayoum, this mission being coordinated with that of Jomard for Lake Moeris. The account of the journey dwells on the state of the canals and irrigation works, the topographical and demographic description of these regions, crucial for the agricultural economy of Egypt.
Some foxing.
Full modern cream parchment paper boards binding. Black sheep title-label.
The author was part of the members of the scientific commission of Egypt, his mission was to establish a precise survey of the province of Beny-Souef and the Fayoum, this mission being coordinated with that of Jomard for Lake Moeris. The account of the journey dwells on the state of the canals and irrigation works, the topographical and demographic description of these regions, crucial for the agricultural economy of Egypt.
Some foxing.
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