 Karnak ("Carnac") as a village name, and name of the complex, is first attested in 1668, when two Capuchin missionary brothers, Protais and Charles François d'Orléans, travelled though the area.Protais’ writing about their travel was published by Melchisédech Thévenot ("Relations de divers voyages curieux", 1670s–1696 editions) and Johann Michael Vansleb ("The Present State of Egypt", 1678).The first drawing of Karnak, rather inaccurate and frequently confusing when viewed with modern eyes, is found in Paul Lucas' travel account of 1704, "Voyage du Sieur paul Lucas au Levant".