Highly detailed and decorative map of Egypt, published by Lattre in Paris. Provies a highly detailed treatment of the course of the Nile, early roads, historical and modern place names. Extends south to Asuan and east to the Red Sea.
![Egypt called in the Country Missir by Monsr. D'Anville of the Royal Academy of Belles Lettres, & of that of Siciences [sic] of Petersburg Secretary to H.S.H. the Duke of Orleans. MDCCLXV.](/map/small/49130.jpg)
Fascinating engraved map of the Nile north from Aswan, with extensive labeling of the sites along the river. Laurie & Whittle credit D'Anville as the source for the map. Expeditions further down the Nile did not proceed successfully until the 19th...
Interesting map extending from the mouth of the Nile and Nile River Valley (extending to the Assuan and the Cataract) to the Red Sea. Includes both ancient and modern names, including Troglodictica, Theaidis, El Way, Heptanomi, Thebais, etc. A number...
Fascinating early map of Ancient Egypt and the course of the Nile River, from Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale. published by Cassini in Rome.
A detailed chart of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia focused on the course of the Nile. Extensive detail is shown, with the many towns along the Nile, Red Sea, and other areas all labeled. Trade routes are shown through the desert and the mountain ranges of...
Detailed map of Egypt adn the Nile River to just South of Assuan, published by the Homann Heirs. In the west, the Grand Oasis and Small Oasis are noted, as is the beginning of the Caravan Route to Fez in Morocco. Further south, the Caravan Route to...
First edition of this scarce map of Egypt and Abyssinia, which was later copied in a pirated edition published in Prague.
Highly detailed map of Egypt, following the Nile as far south as Asouan and Shelalat and including the Oasis of Magna, Oasis of Parva and other remarkable fine details. Includes the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea and Gulf of Acaba. One of the best regional...
Scarce map of Ancient Egypt by Fielding Lucas Jr., which appeared in his General Atlas. Lucas's map is the first detailed commercial map of Ancient Egypt published in America. The map depicts the interior topographic details of the island. The map is...
Scarce map of Ancient Egypt by Fielding Lucas Jr., which appeared in his General Atlas. Lucas's map is the first detailed commercial map of Ancient Egypt published in America. The map depicts the interior topographic details of the island. The map is...
![Карта Восточной Части Африки [Map of the Eastern Part of Africa]](/map/small/66634.jpg)
Detailed and very rare Russian-language map of Egypt and Sudan, published in Saint Petersburg in 1836. The map differentiates between "Egypt", "Lybian Steppe", "Nubia", "Darfur", "Kordofan", and "Abyssinia". Rarity The map is very scarce. We have...
Striking full hand-color example of David Burr's map of Egypt which appeared in his Universal Atlas, in 1836. Burr's Atlas was perhaps the most elegant American commercially published atlas of its time, utilizing wonderful wash colors and elegant...
Fine example of Charles Knight's rare "Patent Illuminated Map" of Egypt. As noted by Jerem Norman, "In 1838, English printer and publisher Charles Knight received British patent No. 7673 for "Improvements in the Process and in the Apparatus used in...
Fine example of John Arrowsmith's map of Egypt, from his London Atlas. Includes significant details along the Nile, caravan and trade routes, etc. Interesting notes include "Desert of Moving Sands," "Djewaby Arabs" and "Camel Breeders for the Esneh...
![[Manuscript Map of Nile River Expedition in 1855]](/map/small/61011.jpg)
Hand Drawn Antique Map of the Nile from the Cataracts to Alexandria Detailed map of the Nile River from Alexandria to the Cataracts and the Nubia-Egypt border, illustrating the travels of an English expedition up and down the Nile and from January 12,...
This is a nice panorama of Mt. Sinai, created by the German publisher J. F. Steinkopf. The view shows Mt. Sinai, one of the highest points in Egypt and an important religious site. Located in the southern Sinai peninsula, the mountain range is a...
