The Courier de l'Égypte[a] (the Courier of Egypt) was a newspaper used for propaganda purposes during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt, focusing on war and the "travel stories of many correspondents wandering around Cairo on the lookout for a picturesque scene".[1]
History
editIts first issue was published on 29 August 1798, edited by Joseph Fourier, one of the savants (scientists, engineers, artists and botanists) brought along by Napoleon for the expedition.[2] Many of these savants made up the Institut d'Egypte (Institute of Egypt), from which most of the contributions to the Courier de l'Égypte were made.[3] The paper had a four-page and two-column format and was published irregularly.[4]
The last issue of Courier de l'Égypte was published on 9 June 1801, just two and a half months before the end of the campaign.[5] During its lifetime Courier de l'Égypte produced a total of 116 issues.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Issues 9, 10 and 12–17 were titled Courrier de l'Égypte.
References
edit- ^ Gilles Kraemer, The French press in the Mediterranean
- ^ Paul Strathen - Napoleon in Egypt
- ^ Paul Strathen - Napoleon in Egypt
- ^ a b Fouad Fahmy Shafik (1981). The Press and Politics of Modern Egypt: 1798-1970. A Comparative Analysis of Causal Relationships (PhD thesis). New York University. p. 23. ISBN 9798661819062. ProQuest 303021068.
- ^ "Liste F". Cealex. Archived from the original on 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
See also
edit- Journal de Malte, a similar publication in French-occupied Malta
External links
edit- Courier de l'Egypte – full archive of the newspaper at Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France
Media related to Courier de l'Égypte at Wikimedia Commons
