<P> In 1799 , members of Napoleon 's expedition to Egypt ( especially Dominique Vivant ) drew maps and plans of the known tombs , and for the first time noted the Western Valley ( where Prosper Jollois and Édouard de Villiers du Terrage located the tomb of Amenhotep III , WV22 ) . The Description de l'Égypte contains two volumes ( out of a total of 24 ) on the area around Thebes . </P>
<P> In 1799 , members of Napoleon 's expedition to Egypt ( especially Dominique Vivant ) drew maps and plans of the known tombs , and for the first time noted the Western Valley ( where Prosper Jollois and Édouard de Villiers du Terrage located the tomb of Amenhotep III , WV22 ) . The Description de l'Égypte contains two volumes ( out of a total of 24 ) on the area around Thebes . </P>
map of tombs in valley of the kings
map of tombs in valley of the kings
Description de l'Égypte
Description de l'Égypte