COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Oriental Commercial Bureau
Author:
Rüsenberg, August
Date:
1944
Short Title:
Map of the Suez Canal : The world's most important waterway.
Publisher:
Oriental Commercial Bureau
Publisher Location:
Port Said
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
View
Obj Height cm:
22
Obj Width cm:
85
Scale 1:
200,000
Note:
Map of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Shows cities, railways, caravan routes, canals, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Features historic sites, such as the ancient canal of the pharaohs. Relief shown with hachures and peak heights. Descriptive notes throughout. Includes a legend, bar scale and scale statement, as well as a compass rose with north oriented toward left of sheet. Inset map: Index map. Inset profiles: Profile of Suez Canal -- Average cut across the Canal. Views: Ferdinand de Lesseps, the genial builder of the Suez Canal -- The Canal Compani's pretty offices at Port Said -- A fine view of the Suez Canal -- The Suez Canal near Ismailia -- The Lesseps House at Ismailia -- Passing the Light House in the Bitter Lakes -- The Suez Canal near Toussoum -- War Memorial to the Honour of the Indian Army at Port Tewflk. Colored lithograph. Map is 22 x 85 cm, on fold-out sheet 24 x 86 cm; folded to 22 x 11 cm. Map preceded by descriptive text in English and translations in French, German and Italian.
Region:
Suez Canal (Egypt)
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Map of the Suez Canal : The world's most important waterway. Publishe[d] by The Oriental Commercial Bureau, Port-Said. (Egypt).
List No:
14395.009
Series No:
9
Publication Author:
Oriental Commercial Bureau
Publication Author:
Rüsenberg, August
Pub Date:
1944
Pub Title:
The Suez Canal : Maps and notes of the world's most important waterway (in English, French, German and Italian). Published : The Oriental Commercial Bureau, August Rüsenberg, Port-Said. (Egypt).
Pub Note:
The Suez Canal, published by the Oriental Commercial Bureau in Port Said, Egypt, circa 1944. Pocket map of the Suez Canal, bound in faded burgundy paper covers. Front cover includes gilded title, imprint and illustration, with caption: "Aperire Terram Gentibus" Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1805-1894. With handwritten annotation in ink: ... Suez, 19/11/44. (Publication date inferred based upon this annotation.) Volume contains a title page, a list of significant details - such as total length, average width, medium depth and time of passage - and descriptive text in English, with French, German and Italian translations. A miniature frontispiece facing folded map features a view of an Egyptian tomb and pyramid. Map shows cities, railways, caravan routes, canals, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, coastline and islands. Features historic sites, such as the ancient canal of the pharaohs. With index map, profiles, and views showing important sites in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. Colored lithograph on fold-out sheet, which folds inside of covers.
Pub List No:
14395.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
12
Image No:
14395009.jp2
Authors:
Oriental Commercial Bureau; Rüsenberg, August
