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•  Info created by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, uploaded and nominated by Yann
•  Info The Description de l'Égypte (English: "Description of Egypt") was a series of publications, appearing first in 1809 and continuing until the final volume appeared in 1829, which aimed to comprehensively catalog all known aspects of ancient and modern Egypt as well as its natural history. It is the collaborative work of about 160 civilian scholars and scientists, known popularly as the savants, who accompanied Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt in 1798 to 1801 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, as well as about 2000 artists and technicians, including 400 engravers, who would later compile it into a full work. At the time of its publication, it was the largest known published work in the world (Wikipedia). Frontispiece to the second edition, by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke.
•  Support Seeing the age of this, the quality of the document is exceptional. Very high resolution. -- Yann (talk) 20:18, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
•  Comment This version seems dull compared with the reproduction on the Sotheby's website which has vibrant colours and doesn't have the blue/pink sky. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:10, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

• IMO this copy is oversaturated. I wouldn't rely on Sotheby's to get accurate colors. Yann (talk) 21:22, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

• I'm no expert, but it looks plausible to me. It's really hard to know, because none of us were around to see this as a new work. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:37, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

• Me neither, but I can't see anyone producing a half blue and half pink sky. Perhaps Yann can explain why we should rely on this version. Charlesjsharp (talk) 00:39, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

• I didn't see the original, but I have seen the very good condition of preservation of this edition and the quality of the scans. I don't see why one sheet would be bad when the 932 other ones are excellent. Yann (talk) 09:13, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

• OK, but we have a basis for comparison. Is it more likely that the sky was partly blue and partly pink or that it was all more nearly the same color? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:54, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

•  Support --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 05:35, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
•  Comment Could we perhaps make it a bit clearer in the description that this "expedition" was actually an invasion? Current events make it clear how important language is in such instances ... and even if it is old history, we should try to stay with the facts and not reiterate the narratives tyrants try to establish (or have established in this instance) --Kritzolina (talk) 07:31, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

• Well, this is Wikipedia text, as I mentioned it above. You are free to propose another wording there. Yann (talk) 07:43, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

  I will change the image description then, feel free to discuss further in a more suitable place, if you are not happy with it. Kritzolina (talk) 07:49, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 20:36, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
•  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 01:23, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

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Result: 4 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)