French orientalist, sinologist, and Turkologist (1721 - 1800) remembered for his five-volume 'Histoire générale des Huns, des Turcs, des Mogols, et des autres Tartares occidentaux,' his unsuccessful attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, and his theory that China had originally been colonized by ancient Egypt. Handwritten manuscript by Joseph de Guignes, unsigned, 23 pages on 12 sheets, no date but likely circa 1790. Extracts from the Arabic historical manuscript "No. 689," with notes on the history of Egypt during the years 1517 - 1522 and the Ottoman conquest by Sultan Selim. Guignes’s notes start at f. 111 and end at f. 334 of the Arabic manuscript, which is a part of a historical work on Egypt entitled 'Bada’I al-Zuhur fi Waqa’I al-Duhur.' The 'Bada' was written by the famous chronicler of the late Mamluk and early Ottoman period in Egypt, Muhammad Ibn Iyas, and today is kept in the manuscript section of the French Royal library (no. 1825, ancien fonds no. 689). Guignes’s extract contains numerous transcripts in Arabic script. In fine condition, with a bit of toning to the edge of just the first page.Format: Manuscript