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Description de l'Egypte
Antiquities
Note: Plates are excerpts from each volume.
Volume |
1 |
No. |
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Description 1 |
(Frontispiece) |
Description 2 |
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Volume |
1 |
No. |
4 |
Description 1 |
Philae Island |
Description 2 |
View of the island's monuments and the surrounding granite mountains |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Philae Island |
Description 2 |
1.3. Sculptures on the two pylons; 2. Relief on the West Temple; 4.5. Reliefs on the Grand Temple; 6–11. Hieroglyphic inscriptions |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
15 |
Description 1 |
Philae Island |
Description 2 |
1. Collection of colorful, sculptured, and illustrated vases from the Grand Temple; 2–11. Details of symbolic headpieces; 12.13.15.16. Reliefs on the Grand Temple; 14. Relief on the West Temple |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
16 |
Description 1 |
Philae Island |
Description 2 |
1.2. Colored reliefs from the portico of the Grand Temple; 3–24. Details of symbolic headpieces |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
18 |
Description 1 |
Philae Island |
Description 2 |
Interior view of the Grand Temple's portico |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
34 |
Description 1 |
Elephantine Island |
Description 2 |
South Temple (Temple of Amenhotep III) |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
44 |
Description 1 |
Kom Ombo (Ombos) |
Description 2 |
Sculptures and details of the Grand Temple |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
50 |
Description 1 |
Edfou (Apollinopolis Magna) |
Description 2 |
1.2. Floor plan and overall cross-section view of the Grand Temple; 3.4. Details of interior structures |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
70 |
Description 1 |
El Kab (Elethyia) |
Description 2 |
Reliefs from various caves |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
78 |
Description 1 |
Esna (Latopolis) |
Description 2 |
1–6. Plan and elevation of the three capitals of the portico; 7. Inner portico cornice; 8–19. Column decorations; 20.21. Headpiece details |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
93 |
Description 1 |
Erment (Hermonthis) |
Description 2 |
View of the temple from the northwest |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
7 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Medynet-Abou |
Description 2 |
Details of a caryatid and column of the palace's peristyle |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Medynet-Abou |
Description 2 |
Colored relief on the south section of the palace's peristyle |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
22 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Memnonium |
Description 2 |
Details of the northern colossus |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
32 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Memnonium |
Description 2 |
1–7. Details of a chariot sculptured on the first pylon and the head of a statue at the tomb of Ramses II; 8. Left foot of the colossus of Ramses II |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
37 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Memnonium |
Description 2 |
View of the colored interior of the West Temple |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
47 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
Fragments of painted stone and wood; colored reliefs and various paintings |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
48 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
1.3.5.9. Colored fragments; 2.4. An arm and strips of linen from a mummy; 6.7.8. Bricks with hieroglyphic imprints |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
49 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
Profile and face of the head of a mummy of a man |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
52 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
1–6. Mummies of ibises; 7–13. Fragments of a mummy of a jackal; 14. Fragments of the wrapping of a mummy's fingers |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
58 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
Drawings from mummy wrappings |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
59 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
1.2.3.6.7.8. Drawings from mummy wrappings; 4.5. Details of the fringe and striped cloth found on mummies |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
72 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Hypogeum |
Description 2 |
Hieroglyph on papyrus |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
82 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Celestial map drawn on the ceiling of the 1st tomb of the Kings of the West (tomb of Ramses VII) |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
83 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
1. Illustrated panel at the entrance of the 5th tomb of the Kings of the West (tomb of Ramses VI); 2–7. Other paintings from the tomb |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
85 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
1.2.3.5.6.10–13. Paintings from the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III); 4.7.8.9. Other paintings from the tomb |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
86 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Mysterious objects and colored reliefs from the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses IX) |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
87 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
1–6. Paintings from the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III); 7. Relief at the entrance of the tomb |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
88 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Emblems, weapons, and instruments drawn in the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III) |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
89 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Colored chairs from the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III) |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
90 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Paintings on the floor of the Hall of Harps in the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III); 2.3.4. Paintings from another room in the tomb |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
91 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
1.2. Paintings from the Hall of Harps in the 5th tomb of the Kings of the East (tomb of Ramses III); 3–8. Other paintings from the tomb |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
92 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Valley of the Kings |
Description 2 |
Vases, furniture, and other diverse colored objects from the tomb of the kings |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
6 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Luxor |
Description 2 |
Front view of the palace facade |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
11 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Luxor |
Description 2 |
Details of three sides of the east obelisk of the palace |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
16 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
Topographic map of the ruins |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
20 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
Colossus (of Ramses II) at the entrance to the hypostyle hall of the palace |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
29 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
1–3. A sphinx at the main entrance to the palace and its details; 4. Details of the sphinx seen from the south path; 5. A small granite torso found near the south gate |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
34 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
Colored sculptures from the palace's gallery and granite chamber |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
39 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
1. Harness; 2. Combat scene sculpted on the palace's outside wall |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
51 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
Perspective drawing of the south main gate |
Volume |
3 |
No. |
67 |
Description 1 |
Thebes. Karnak |
Description 2 |
Details of figures from the reliefs found on various edifices |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
7 |
Description 1 |
Dendera (Tentyris) |
Description 2 |
View of the facade of the grand temple (Temple of Hathor) |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Dendera (Tentyris) |
Description 2 |
4. Details of a column; 2–7. Profile and plan of the column |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
21 |
Description 1 |
Dendera (Tentyris) |
Description 2 |
Zodiac sculpted on the ceiling of a chapel of the grand temple |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
30 |
Description 1 |
Dendera (Tentyris) |
Description 2 |
Perspective view of the inside of the portico of the grand temple |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
46 |
Description 1 |
Asyut (Lycopolis) |
Description 2 |
1–8. Plan, cross-section, elevation, and details of a tomb; 9.10. View of two tombs |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
59 |
Description 1 |
Antinoe |
Description 2 |
1.2. Column of Alexander Severus and its details; 3.4. Fragment of the statue of Antinous |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
62 |
Description 1 |
Heptanomide |
Description 2 |
1.2. View of Gebel Abou Fedah and its surroundings; 3–5. Working drawings of capitals sketched on a tomb at Gebel Abou Fedah; 6.7.8. Map and details of Gebel Cheykh el Harydy |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
65 |
Description 1 |
Heptanomide. Beni Hasan |
Description 2 |
1. View of an ancient quarry called Establ Antar; 2–4. Reliefs and paintings from various tombs |
Volume |
4 |
No. |
71 |
Description 1 |
Faiyum |
Description 2 |
Obelisk of Begyg and its details |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
6 |
Description 1 |
Pyramids of Memphis |
Description 2 |
Topographic map of the pyramids and their surroundings |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
11 |
Description 1 |
Pyramids of Memphis |
Description 2 |
The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid seen from the southeast |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
32 |
Description 1 |
Alexandria |
Description 2 |
Obelisk called Cleopatra's Needle and the Roman Tower seen from the southwest |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
34 |
Description 1 |
Alexandria |
Description 2 |
The great column known as Pompey's Pillar |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
52 |
Description 1 |
Papyrus, Hieroglyphs, Inscriptions, and Medals |
Description 2 |
Rosetta Stone (upper part with hieroglyphic script) |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
53 |
Description 1 |
Papyrus, Hieroglyphs, Inscriptions, and Medals |
Description 2 |
Rosetta Stone (middle part with demotic script) |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
54 |
Description 1 |
Papyrus, Hieroglyphs, Inscriptions, and Medals |
Description 2 |
Rosetta Stone (lower part with Greek script) |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
59 |
Description 1 |
Papyrus, Hieroglyphs, Inscriptions, and Medals |
Description 2 |
1. Medal found at Tyre; 3. Medal of Alexander; 4.18.21. Medals of Ptolemy; 19. Medal of Cyrene; 2.5–17.24.25. Medals of Greece; 20.22.23. Medals of Rome; 26.27. Gold turtles |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
65 |
Description 1 |
Antiquities |
Description 2 |
1–3. Bronze figures; 4.5. Basalt figure; 6. Enameled terracotta figure |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
74 |
Description 1 |
Antiquities |
Description 2 |
Black granite bowl found near Damanhur (Hermopolis Parva) |
Volume |
5 |
No. |
89 |
Description 1 |
Antiquities |
Description 2 |
1.3.4.5. Illustrated cloths; 2. Wooden mask; 6.14.28. Terracotta objects; 7–13.16.18–27.29. Various figures and amulets in the form of scarabs; 15. Fragment of a relief; 17. Head of an ox made of stone |
Modern State
Note: Plates are excerpts from each volume.
Volume |
1 |
No. |
1 |
Description 1 |
Aswan, Esna |
Description 2 |
1.2. View of Aswan (or Syene) and its surroundings; 3.4. Map and minaret of Esna; 5. Minaret of Asyut |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Isthmus of Suez |
Description 2 |
1. View of the town and port of Suez; 2. View of the fort of Ageroud |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
19 |
Description 1 |
Environs of Cairo |
Description 2 |
View of water intake from the Suez Canal and a festival for the annual celebration of the opening of the dike |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
33 |
Description 1 |
Cairo |
Description 2 |
Plan, elevation, and cross-section of Sultan Hassan Mosque |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
49 |
Description 1 |
Cairo |
Description 2 |
Plan, cross-section, and perspective view of a public bath |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
65 |
Description 1 |
Cairo |
Description 2 |
View and details of the City of the Dead |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
75 |
Description 1 |
Lower Egypt |
Description 2 |
1. View of a village on the Nile, near Damietta; 2. View of Bilbeis |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
81 |
Description 1 |
Rosetta and Its Surroundings |
Description 2 |
1. View of the city of Rosetta and the Isle of Farcheh; 2. View of Boghaz or the mouth of the Nile |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
85 |
Description 1 |
Alexandria |
Description 2 |
View of the new port, seen from the cemetery that separates it from the old port |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
104 |
Description 1 |
Natron Lakes |
Description 2 |
1. View of El Rahaouy, near Omm-Dynar, seen from the west; 2. Topographical map of the two principal natron lakes; 3. View of a building called Qasr, seen from the southwest |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
VI |
Description 1 |
Craft and Trade |
Description 2 |
View and details of two irrigation machines called Chadouf and Mental |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
XVIII |
Description 1 |
Craft and Trade |
Description 2 |
1. Plasterer; 2. Roof thatcher |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
E |
Description 1 |
Costumes and Portraits |
Description 2 |
1. Emir Haggy; 2. Inhabitants of an oasis and Mt. Sinai; 3. Sheikh Sadat; 4. A violinist; 5. Inhabitant of Damas |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
BB |
Description 1 |
Vases, Furniture, and Instruments |
Description 2 |
String instruments unique to Egyptians |
Volume |
2 |
No. |
c |
Description 1 |
Inscriptions, Currency, and Medals |
Description 2 |
Inscription and dial in Kufic script from the Mosque of Tulun |
Natural History
Note: Plates are excerpts from each volume.
Volume |
1 |
No. |
7 |
Description 1 |
Mammals |
Description 2 |
1. Ram with a large tail; 2. Mouflon |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
1 |
Description 1 |
Birds |
Description 2 |
Lesser spotted eagle |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
3 |
Description 1 |
Birds |
Description 2 |
Black kite, horned owl |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
7 |
Description 1 |
Birds |
Description 2 |
Glossy ibis, other |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Birds |
Description 2 |
Eastern imperial eagle |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
14 |
Description 1 |
Birds |
Description 2 |
Greater painted snipe, others |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
3 |
Description 1 |
Reptiles (additional) |
Description 2 |
Egyptian cobra |
Volume |
1 |
No. |
12 |
Description 1 |
Fishes of the Nile |
Description 2 |
1. Electric catfish; 2. Abdominal organs; 3. Trunk and electric organ; 4. Swim bladder; 5.6. Catfish |
Volume |
2-1 |
No. |
1 |
Description 1 |
Cephalopods |
Description 2 |
Octopus, squid |
Volume |
2-1 |
No. |
8 |
Description 1 |
Crustaceans |
Description 2 |
Lobster |
Volume |
2-1 |
No. |
3 |
Description 1 |
Echinoderms |
Description 2 |
Starfish |
Volume |
2-1 |
No. |
4 |
Description 1 |
Polyps |
Description 2 |
Madrepore |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
1 |
Description 1 |
Plants. Doum palm (Crucifera thebaica) |
Description 2 |
1. View of the doum palms of the Thebaid; 2–6. Details of fructification |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
19 |
Description 1 |
Plants |
Description 2 |
1. Cordia myxa; 2. Cordia myxa; 3. Echium rauwolfii |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
59 |
Description 1 |
Plants |
Description 2 |
2. Parmelia miniata; 6.6'.6". Phallus roseus; 11.11'. Parmelia pinguiuscula |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
61 |
Description 1 |
Plants |
Description 2 |
1.2.3. Lotus |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
2 |
Description 1 |
Mineralogy. Elephantine and Environs of Syene |
Description 2 |
Primitive rocks and various faults |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
5 |
Description 1 |
Mineralogy. Tombs of the Kings, the Pyramids of Memphis |
Description 2 |
1–4. Silicic stone figurines; 5.6.8.9. Limestone used in the construction of the pyramids; 7.10.11.12. Fossils of shells |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
6 |
Description 1 |
Mineralogy. Desert Neighboring Egypt |
Description 2 |
Petrified wood |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
9 |
Description 1 |
Mineralogy. Valley of Qoseyr |
Description 2 |
Porphyry, schist containing magnesium oxide, and Egyptian breccia |
Volume |
2-2 |
No. |
15 |
Description 1 |
Mineralogy. Arabia Petraea (Ras Mohammed and the Elanitique Gulf coast) |
Description 2 |
Various primitive rocks, madreporites |
Atlas
Note: Plates are excerpts from each volume.
Volume |
1 |
No. |
2 |
Description 1 |
Atlas of Egypt and Parts of Bordering Lands |
Description 2 |
|
Volume |
1 |
No. |
5 |
Description 1 |
Thebes |
Description 2 |
|
Volume |
1 |
No. |
21 |
Description 1 |
Memphis |
Description 2 |
|
Volume |
1 |
No. |
31 |
Description 1 |
Suez Canal (part) |
Description 2 |
|
Volume |
1-40 |
No. |
40 |
Description 1 |
Rosetta. Lake Burlos |
Description 2 |
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