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<big>''Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte : pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785 …''</big>
===by C.F. Volney===
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|shorttitle=Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte
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|author=C.F. Volney
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|lang=French
|publoc=Paris
|publisher=Volland [et] Desenne
|year=1787
|set=2
|desc=8vo. (21 cm.); includes folded maps
}}[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787MapV1.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map of Syria, volume one.]]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin-Fran%C3%A7ois_Chasseb%C5%93uf Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf, count de Volney] (1757-1820) was a French historian and philosopher who epitomized the rationalist historical and political thought of the eighteenth century.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/632357/Constantin-Francois-de-Chasseboeuf-comte-de-Volney"Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf, count de Volney"] in ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'' (Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013- ), accessed November 1, 2013.</ref> Volney traveled through Egypt and Syria and upon his return to France compiled his notes and wrote ''Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte'' (''Travels through Egypt and Syria'') in 1787.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The book chronicled his experiences abroad as he learned about the cultures, history, and languages of the areas he visited. The book “made him famous throughout Europe and [[Thomas Jefferson]] purchased it in its second edition soon after publication.”<ref>[http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-27-02-0357 "To Thomas Jefferson from Volney, 16 November 1793"] in ''Founders Online'' (National Archives), accessed November 1, 2013. </ref> Volney met Jefferson, who appreciated Volney’s views on enlightenment principles, while the latter lived in Paris as minister to France. They corresponded when Jefferson returned to America and continued to write each other on topics such as politics and science.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
[[File:VolneyVoyageEnSyrie1787BookplateV2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Bookplate from front pastedown, volume two.]]
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Egypte de Volney. 2.v. 8vo.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law, [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Jefferson sent a copy of the first edition, published in 1787, to Wythe while serving as Minister to France.<ref>See [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 16 September 1787]]</ref> A copy at the University of Virginia includes the signature "T. M. Randolph/ Monticello" on the front boards of both volumes and "G. W. Randolph" on the verso of the front blank leaf. The only markings possibly linking it to Wythe are the initials "G. W." on the verso of the front blank leaf in volume one. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on November 13, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing lists the title while the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> suggests the University of Virginia copy was owned by Wythe. 

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in quarter calf and marbled paper over boards with spines gilt, contrasting labels of red and green in the second and third compartments. Contains two maps and the engraved bookplate of Theophilus Mitchell in each volume. Purchased from Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers. 

View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3739409 William & Mary's online catalog.]

==External Links==
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