{"product_id":"benoit-de-maillet-description-de-legypte-1735","title":"Benoît de Maillet - Description de l'Egypte - 1735","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"258\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eDescription de l'Egypte\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBenoît de Maillet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"366\"\u003e1735\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"359\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouis Genneau \u0026amp; Jacques Rollin\u003c\/span\u003e, Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003exxi, [3], \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e328 pp., 242 pp., [8]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"765\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubbing and splitting to the covers; occasional spotting throughout. Front free endpaper torn and partially detached.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spillmanns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52960745980242,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/5478\/5618\/files\/IMG_8518-Photoroom.png?v=1773771465","url":"https:\/\/spillmanns.com\/products\/benoit-de-maillet-description-de-legypte-1735","provider":"Spillmanns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}