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 edit
Its 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
