1813 Engraving of Egyptian Bats by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | Natural History Illustration #3878678 (License: Personal Use)

This 1813 lithographic plate by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire features three bat species native to Egypt: *Taphien filet* (likely *Rousettus aegyptiacus*), *Nyctère de la Thébaïde* (possibly *Nycteris thebaica*), and *Vespertilion pipistrelle* (*Pipistrellus pipistrellus* or related). Each is rendered in precise detail-wings fully extended, facial features highlighted-with smaller head studies below for comparative morphology. The plate includes handwritten provenance notes and a Missouri Botanical Garden stamp, indicating its archival journey.

Used in digital archives, museum exhibitions, and academic resources on historical zoological illustration, taxonomy, and 19th-century natural history. Targets researchers, educators, and enthusiasts seeking primary-source visual documentation of Egyptian chiropteran fauna.