This large map is from Black's "General Atlas of The World," published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1858. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Egypt and the Sinai. It covers modern day Egypt as well as parts of adjacent, Palestine, Israel, Sudan, and Jordan. Three insets in the lower left quadrant detail 'The Ruins of Petra,' 'The Pyramid of Ghizeh' (Giza) and 'The Ruins of Thebes.' Several routes allegedly to the Syrian Haj route to Mecca, the Egyptian Haj route to Mecca and the overland route to India with slight inaccuracy of destination location (Mecca). A small note near the left margin describes the carriage and the time taken on the overland route to India. Translations of eight Arabic words into English included on right side of map.
Single-paged, single-sided vertical map. 32 cm. x 43 cm.
[Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Item: Egypt and Arabia Petraea
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Original image part of the Maps of Africa, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: 2019-386, Black_Egypt and Arabia Petraea_1858_UTA_2019-386
Identifier: 20086268
Title: Egypt and Arabia Petraea
Creator: Black, Adam (Cartographer), Black, Charles (Cartographer)
Description: This large map is from Black's "General Atlas of The World," published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1858. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Egypt and the Sinai. It covers modern day Egypt as well as parts of adjacent, Palestine, Israel, Sudan, and Jordan. Three insets in the lower left quadrant detail 'The Ruins of Petra,' 'The Pyramid of Ghizeh' (Giza) and 'The Ruins of Thebes.' Several routes allegedly to the Syrian Haj route to Mecca, the Egyptian Haj route to Mecca and the overland route to India with slight inaccuracy of destination location (Mecca). A small note near the left margin describes the carriage and the time taken on the overland route to India. Translations of eight Arabic words into English included on right side of map. Single-paged, single-sided vertical map. 32 cm. x 43 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1858
Coverage: 1850s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Egypt, General Atlas of The World
Location: Egypt (Africa)
Collection: Maps of Africa
Language: English, Arabic
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Egypt and Arabia Petraea
Creator: Black, Adam (Cartographer), Black, Charles (Cartographer)
Description: This large map is from Black's "General Atlas of The World," published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1858. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Egypt and the Sinai. It covers modern day Egypt as well as parts of adjacent, Palestine, Israel, Sudan, and Jordan. Three insets in the lower left quadrant detail 'The Ruins of Petra,' 'The Pyramid of Ghizeh' (Giza) and 'The Ruins of Thebes.' Several routes allegedly to the Syrian Haj route to Mecca, the Egyptian Haj route to Mecca and the overland route to India with slight inaccuracy of destination location (Mecca). A small note near the left margin describes the carriage and the time taken on the overland route to India. Translations of eight Arabic words into English included on right side of map. Single-paged, single-sided vertical map. 32 cm. x 43 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1858
Coverage: 1850s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Egypt, General Atlas of The World
Location: Egypt (Africa)
Collection: Maps of Africa
Language: English, Arabic
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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