COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Ministry of Finance, Egypt
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Ministry of Finance, Egypt
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Author:
Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah
author
Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah
Author
false
Author:
Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
author
Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
Author
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Date:
1914
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1914
Date
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Short Title:
Text: Preface Atlas of Egypt
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Text: Preface Atlas of Egypt
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Publisher:
Government Press
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Government Press
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Publisher Location:
Cairo
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Cairo
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Type:
Text Page
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Text Page
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Obj Height cm:
54
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54
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Obj Width cm:
35
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Note:
Preface
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Preface
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Reference:
View all map sheets joined in Google Earth: https://rumsey3.s3.…
reference
View all map sheets joined in Google Earth: https://rumsey3.s3.amazonaws.com/Egypt_1914.kmz
Reference
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Subject:
Ottoman Mapping
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Ottoman Mapping
Subject
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Full Title:
(Text page to) Preface Atlas of Egypt Compiled at the Offices of the Survey Department. Volume I. Lower Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between the Mediterranean Sea and Cairo. Volume II. Upper Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between Cairo and the Sudan Boundary.
full_title
(Text page to) Preface Atlas of Egypt Compiled at the Offices of the Survey Department. Volume I. Lower Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between the Mediterranean Sea and Cairo. Volume II. Upper Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between Cairo and the Sudan Boundary.
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List No:
10285.004
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10285.004
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Series No:
4
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4
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Publication Author:
Ministry of Finance, Egypt
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Ministry of Finance, Egypt
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Publication Author:
Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah
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Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah
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Publication Author:
Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
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Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
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Pub Date:
1914
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1914
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Pub Title:
Atlas of Egypt Compiled at the Offices of the Survey Department. Volume I. Lower Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between the Mediterranean Sea and Cairo. Volume II. Upper Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between Cairo and the Sudan Boundary.
pub_title
Atlas of Egypt Compiled at the Offices of the Survey Department. Volume I. Lower Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between the Mediterranean Sea and Cairo. Volume II. Upper Egypt Comprising Maps of the Cultivated Area Between Cairo and the Sudan Boundary.
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Pub Note:
Only one other copy of this atlas is located in Worldcat. It appears to have been produced in limited numbers for banks and businesses. Sheets dated from 1908 to 1919. Most of the sheets say "Reproduced by the Photo-metal Process at the Survey Department, Egypt." We assume the the British Ordnance Survey had some role in the design of these sheets, given the similarity to the Ordnance Survey sheets of Great Britain made in the same time period and the British influence on the administration of Egypt since the building of the Suez canal. Not all sheets in the key sheet are included in this set - some sheets were not yet ready and others may have been left out because they only showed the desert area. The post binding allowed for updating and adding new sheets. The seven sheets of the Kharga Oasis (204-214) were likely added later. Many of the maps have been trimmed at the top and bottom borders to fit into the binding. The maps show the soon to fade Ottoman influences on the Egyptian landscape.
pub_note
Only one other copy of this atlas is located in Worldcat. It appears to have been produced in limited numbers for banks and businesses. Sheets dated from 1908 to 1919. Most of the sheets say "Reproduced by the Photo-metal Process at the Survey Department, Egypt." We assume the the British Ordnance Survey had some role in the design of these sheets, given the similarity to the Ordnance Survey sheets of Great Britain made in the same time period and the British influence on the administration of Egypt since the building of the Suez canal. Not all sheets in the key sheet are included in this set - some sheets were not yet ready and others may have been left out because they only showed the desert area. The post binding allowed for updating and adding new sheets. The seven sheets of the Kharga Oasis (204-214) were likely added later. Many of the maps have been trimmed at the top and bottom borders to fit into the binding. The maps show the soon to fade Ottoman influences on the Egyptian landscape.
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Pub List No:
10285.000
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10285.000
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false
Pub Type:
National Atlas
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National Atlas
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false
Pub Height cm:
54
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54
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Pub Width cm:
35
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35
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Image No:
10285004.jp2
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10285004.jp2
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/179/10285004.jp2 target=_blank>Full Image Download in JP2 Format</a>
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Download 2:
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<a href=https://www.extensis.com/support/geoviewer-9 target=_blank >GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files</a>
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Authors:
Ministry of Finance, Egypt; Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah; Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
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Ministry of Finance, Egypt; Egypt. Wizarat al-Maliyah; Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah
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