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Carte de l'Egypte ancienne et moderne : dressée sur plusieurs cartes manuscrites assujetties aux observations astronomiques, combineés avec les itinéraires anciens et modernes

Alternative Title:

Egypte ancienne et moderne

Description:

par M. Bonne, Maître de Mathématiques, membre de la Société Littéraire-militaire et Ingénieur Géographe.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Relief shown pictorially.

Title in decorative scenic cartouche of palm trees, waterfalls, with an alligator on the shore.

Map covers the Nile Delta south as far as Aswan and the border with Nubia region including Sinai and parts of the Red Sea.

Shows sheikhdoms, prefectures and provinces along with mountains, rivers, desert areas.

"No. 29"--Top right margin.

"Avec priv. du Roi, 1762"--Title area.

Six scale bars in upper left: "Stades d'Hérodote de 671 au dégré ; Milles Romains de 75 au dégré ; Stades d'Egypte de 533 au dégré ; Milles geometriques de 60 au dégré ; Grandes lieuës de France de 20 au dégré ; Lieuës communes de France."

From: Lattré's Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre.

Electronic reproduction also available from George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zg988mk2534

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zg988mk2534

Language:

fre

Publisher:

Chez Lattré

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Early maps

Subject:

Civilization

Date Issued:

1762

Spatial Coverage:

Egypt and Nile River Valley

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