Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte
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Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte is an influential early 19th-century illustrated travel account of Egypt that helped spark European Egyptology and popular fascination with ancient Egyptian civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte canonical | 2 |
| Travels in Lower and Upper Egypt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10180225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte Context triple: [Dominique Vivant Denon, notableWork, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte]
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A.
Description de l’Égypte
La Description de l’Égypte est une vaste encyclopédie illustrée du début du XIXᵉ siècle consacrée à l’histoire, la géographie, l’archéologie, la faune, la flore et la société de l’Égypte, réalisée à la suite de l’expédition de Bonaparte.
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B.
Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
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C.
Travels in Nubia
Travels in Nubia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his observations and journeys through the Nubian region along the Nile.
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D.
Genesis of the Pharaohs
Genesis of the Pharaohs is a scholarly book on the origins and early development of ancient Egyptian civilization, written by Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson.
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E.
Aegyptiaca
Aegyptiaca is an ancient historical work by the Egyptian priest Manetho that presents a chronological account of Egypt’s dynasties and kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte Target entity description: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte is an influential early 19th-century illustrated travel account of Egypt that helped spark European Egyptology and popular fascination with ancient Egyptian civilization.
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A.
Description de l’Égypte
La Description de l’Égypte est une vaste encyclopédie illustrée du début du XIXᵉ siècle consacrée à l’histoire, la géographie, l’archéologie, la faune, la flore et la société de l’Égypte, réalisée à la suite de l’expédition de Bonaparte.
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B.
Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
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C.
Travels in Nubia
Travels in Nubia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his observations and journeys through the Nubian region along the Nile.
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D.
Genesis of the Pharaohs
Genesis of the Pharaohs is a scholarly book on the origins and early development of ancient Egyptian civilization, written by Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson.
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E.
Aegyptiaca
Aegyptiaca is an ancient historical work by the Egyptian priest Manetho that presents a chronological account of Egypt’s dynasties and kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
illustrated book
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ work about Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French expedition to Egypt
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linked to:
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Institut d'Égypte ⓘ
linked to:
Institut d’Égypte
|
| author | Dominique Vivant Denon ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| contains |
engravings
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maps ⓘ plates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
Egyptian antiquities
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Egyptian daily life ⓘ Islamic Cairo ⓘ Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| documents |
ancient Egyptian reliefs
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architectural details of temples ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Nile Valley
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ancient Egyptian monuments ⓘ ancient Egyptian temples ⓘ ancient Egyptian tombs ⓘ |
| genre |
Egyptology literature
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | two volumes ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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German ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | late 18th century Egypt ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | Dominique Vivant Denon ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century travel writing about Egypt
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Romantic Orientalism ⓘ early European Egyptology ⓘ popular fascination with ancient Egypt in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Egypt
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Lower Egypt ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed engravings of ancient sites
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early visual record of Egyptian monuments ⓘ role in disseminating knowledge of Egypt in Europe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1802 ⓘ |
| publisher | Didot ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation |
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt
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linked to:
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
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| titleTranslation |
Travels in Lower and Upper Egypt
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linked to:
Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte
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Subject: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte Description of subject: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte is an influential early 19th-century illustrated travel account of Egypt that helped spark European Egyptology and popular fascination with ancient Egyptian civilization.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte
subject linked to:
Dominique Vivant Denon de Bourdon (Bourdon family)?