EDFOU (APOLLINOPOLIS MAGNA) ELEVATION ..DU GRAND TEMPLE

£230

Superb copper engraving from `Description de l'Egypte` the outstanding achievement resulting from Napoleon's expidition(1798-1801) printed after 20 years of work.V.Good condition.

code : P288

Cartographer : Scherer Heinrich

Date : 1820 Paris

Size : 43*59cms

availability : Available

Price : £230

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Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) was a Jesuit, geographer, and professor of mathematics in Munich. His "Atlas Novus", published in eight volumes from 1702-1710, was an unusual publication featuring maps of all areas of the known world, indicating their religious tendencies with an emphasis on promulgating the Catholic church and faith