ABSTRACT
Boineburg decided in 1672 (with Schönborn’s approval) to send Leibniz to Paris on a diplomatic mission. He wrote to Pomponne, Louis XIV’s foreign minister, alluding mysteriously to a new and marvelous plan for a mutual project that would benefi t both countries. In fact, Boineburg may or may not have been as enthusiastic about the “ Egyptian plan” as Leibniz was.
