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Cataracts of Upper Egypt, from the Description de l'Égypte Carte topographique. The maps of Egypt prepared by the French engineers and surveyors in Napoleon’s expedition were exceptionally detailed, as shown in this section of Upper Egypt that includes the famous sites of Philae, Syene, and Elephantine. The completed map was so superior that the military convinced Napoleon to seal it as a state secret, keeping it unpublished for many years after the rest of the Description de l'Égypte was completed. |
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| Detail of the Pyramid Meridian, from the Description de l'Égypte Carte topographique. The French cartographers used coordinates on their maps of Egypt that were based on a longitudinal meridian passing through the tip of the Great Pyramid of Giza and a latitude line at right angles to it. Everything could be plotted from the intersection of these lines, which was an acknowledgement of the precision of the north-south alignment of the Great Pyramid. Its four sides are almost perfectly aligned with the four cardinal points of the compass. |
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This exhibition is made possible with the generous support of the J.E. Dunn Construction Company.
Image Gallery Selections
- The Institute of Egypt
- Artists and Engineers at Work
- Minerals of Egypt
- Mapping Egypt
- Berthollet's Physical Chemistry and the Natron Lakes
- Conte's Engraving Machine
- Murad Bey, Mameluke Leader
- The Pyramids at Giza
- The Rosetta Stone
- The Ancient Suez Canal
- Egyptian Mammals and Egyptian Fish
- The Zodiac of Dendera
- Site and Monument Locator
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The Image Gallery has been adapted from graphic wall panels that were used in the on-site exhibition at the Linda Hall Library.