Cover design by Richard Ljoenes.
Portrait of Ethan Gage by Seb Jarnot; ships© Stapleton Collection/Corbis; “Battle of Pyramids, 21 July 1798” (oil on canvas), Watteau, Francois Louis Joseph (1758-1823) / Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library; Map courtesy of Paulus Swaen