The book is dedicated to Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, of which the author was a member. Denon, traveling with the French army, was an eyewitness to many of the significant events of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. This was reflected in his drawings of both battle scenes and ancient monuments, made almost under enemy fire. The book was published for the first time in 1802 and became a cult not only in France, but throughout Europe. It will be of interest to specialists and all lovers of both military history and Napoleonic and the culture of Ancient Egypt.