Egypt Ottoman Empire Muhammad Mts. of Moon Arabia c. 1849 Meyer German map
Brian DiMambroDie Laender des Pascha von Agypten.
(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Muhammad Ali, Nubia, Red Sea, Nile River, Arabia, Hejaz, Mecca, Medina, Cairo).
Issued c. 1850, Hildburghausen, Germany by the Bibliographic Institute.
Mid 19th century antique engraved German map with original outline hand color.
Remarkably detailed map with a profusion of place names. The apocryphal Mts. of the Moon chain is prominently shown across the bottom left corner of the map, much of the Arabian peninsula is shown.
Well preserved, nice looking example with pleasing age patina.
Sheet Measures c. 11 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W.
Engraved Area Measures c. 9 3/4" H x 7 1/4" W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 1.
[R33643].