Claude Sicard

Sicard's 1717 map of Egypt

Father Claude Sicard (1677–1726) was a French Jesuit priest, and an early modern visitor to Egypt, between 1708 and 1712, producing the earliest known map of the country.[1] He was Supervisor of the Jesuit Mission in Cairo.

References

  1. uwm.edu, Discovering Ancient Egypt


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