"Carte de l Egypte de la Nubie de l'Abissinie &c.", Delisle/Elwe
Subject: Eastern Africa
Period: 1792 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.3 x 19.2 inches
56.6 x 48.8 cm
This detailed map of northeastern Africa, the Red Sea and the Arabian peninsula shows the political divisions and kingdoms, roads, topography, settlements, encampments and much more. The Nile originates in the mountains near the L. de Dambee. The map is filled with notations concerning the various tribes, trade routes, and the location of emeralds.
References: cf. Norwich #298.
Condition: B
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on watermarked paper. There is some staining along the upper centerfold and a repaired chip at top with some small loss of map title.
