Eastern Imperial Eagle- French Engraving by Savigny From the Description De l'Egypte

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French Engraving of the Eastern Imperial Eagle from the Description de l'Egypte.
J. Ces. Savigny,
1809-1813.
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The stipple engraving … more French Engraving of the Eastern Imperial Eagle from the Description de l'Egypte.
J. Ces. Savigny,
1809-1813.
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The stipple engraving depicts the Imperial Eagle ~ This is Aquila heliaca or the Eastern Imperial Eagle. It is the species whose image is used on the coins of the Ptolemies. The bird of prey was sometimes associated with Hathor from Histoire Naturelle - Birds - Plate 12.

The plate has in the top left N.H. Zoologie Oiseau par J. Ces Savigny (the image was created by Savigny). To the top right is Pl 12. The engraver's name Bouquet Snr. is found to bottom right.

Dimensions: Height: 32 3/4 inches x 25 1/4 inches

'Description de l'Egypte', the seminal publication by the French government detailing the results of Napoleon's pioneering military and scientific expedition to Egypt (1798-1801) and the first comprehensive illustrated description of ancient and modern Egypt.

From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Description_de_l'%C3%89gypte)

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