Ottoman explorations of the Nile : Evliya Çelebi's 'Matchless pearl these reports of the Nile' map and his accounts of the Nile and the Horn of Africa in The book of travels /
: Color reproduction of the "Vatican map of the Nile" (Vat. Turc. 73 ; Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) on sheet folded inside back cover. Origin of map manuscript : circa 1685 in Turkish with Arabic script, represents Valley of the Nile. Original title of "The book of travels" = Durr-i bi-misil �n ahbar-i Nil. : xix, 442 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimilies ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432) and index. : 9781909942165
Atlas of Egypt : a series of maps and diagrams with descriptive text illustrating the orography, geology, meteorology and economic conditions /
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"The present Atlas represents the result of efforts made jointly by the Survey of Egypt and by the Physical and Statistical Departments of the Ministries of Public Works and Finance"
At head of title : Egyptian Govt. :
[16] pages : 31 plates (color maps, color diagrams.) ; 72 x 85 cm.
Atlas archéologique de l'Egypte /
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The book and CD-ROM include digitized reproductions of 53 water-color plates Daressy painted by hand on canvas, including his use of gauache on the reverse of the maps. The CD-ROM also includes official maps, information sheets, reproductions of unpublished documents, articles, biographical information and a portrait of Georges Daressy. CD-ROM users can switch between individual plates, zoom into and area or site, view multiple maps simultaneously, search and print.
Includes general site index in French and Arabic. :
1 atlas (127 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 x 44 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.) :
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