MAKE A MEME View Large Image Cary Map of Egypt - Geographicus - Egypt-cary-1805.jpg An exceptionally beautiful example of John Cary ™s important 1805 Map of the Egypt Covers Egypt in extraordinary detail focusing on the course of the Nile River Valley from the Delta ...
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Keywords: 1805 Cary Map of Egypt - Geographicus - Egypt-cary-1805.jpg An exceptionally beautiful example of John Cary ™s important 1805 Map of the Egypt Covers Egypt in extraordinary detail focusing on the course of the Nile River Valley from the Delta region south to Aswan Notes the sites of numerous riverside villages and cities as well as important ancient Egyptian ruins Coptic and Abyssinian Monasteries and important caravan routes between important desert oases Also notes the locations of both Mt Horeb and Mount Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula The left hand side of the map is dominated by a large inset of the Nile Delta region This wonderful inset offers details on ancient ruins and European explorations in the region as well as noting numerous delta cities villages and trade routes All in all one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps of Egypt to appear in first years of the 19th century Prepared in 1805 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1805 dated Size in 21 5 19 25 object history credit line accession number Egypt-cary-1805 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1805 maps Old maps of Egypt Old maps of the Nile Maps of Nile Delta Maps in English Maps of river deltas Egyptian Halayeb Triangle in 1805 Monasteries in Egypt Midianites Mowaileh
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