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).
Karnak ("Carnac") kot ime vasi in ime kompleksa, sta prva potrdila leta 1668 dva kapucinska misijonska brata Protais in Charles François d'Orléans, ki sta potovala po tem območju.