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Aegypti ac nobilissimi ejus fluminis a cataractis usque ad ostia fidelis atque accurata descriptio, additis passim : e Diodoro Strabone, Ptolomaeo, Josepho, aliisque veteribus oppidorum nomibus

Alternative Title:

Carte de l'Egypte et le cours du Nil

Description:

Auctore Ricardo Pococke Anglo. S.R. et A. Socio. Amstelodami apud Covens et Mortier.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Relief shown by hachures.

Shows the Nile Delta and settlements.

Bar scales on map: "Milliaria Germanica 15 in uno Gradu", "Milliaria Anglica querum 60 Gradum Conficiunt", "Milliaria Italica 75 in uno Gradu", "Leucoe Gallicoe 20 in uno Gradu".

Decorative cartouche in lower left featuring cornucopia, obelisk, crocodile, and lounging male figure wearing a laurel wreath.

Includes description in lower right.

Includes legend and notes.

Inset maps : -- [1] Ostia Nili Secundum Herodotum -- [2] Strabonem -- [3] Diodorum -- [4] Plinium -- [5] Ptolemaeum

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/fk921tm2529

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/fk921tm2529

Language:

lat

Creator:

Apud Covens et Mortier (Amstelodami)

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Early maps

Date Issued:

1746

Spatial Coverage:

Egypt and Nile

Rights:

Images from the David Rumsey Map Center's general collections courtesy of Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false