Historic Map : Mitchell Map of Egypt, Africa, 1849, Vintage Wall Art 11 University Place. 5246912 much like American's Northwest Passage

much like American's Northwest Passage

Detailed to the county level with attention to towns

A sinking ship with fleeing survivors appears in the foreground

and many others

A beautiful example of Jan Janvier's 1762 decorative map of Scandinavia

Historic Map : Mitchell Map of Egypt, Africa, 1849, Vintage Wall Art 11 University Place. 5246912 much like American's Northwest PassageS. A. Mitchell's 1849 map of Egypt. Centered on the Nile Valley, Mitchell's map covers all of Egypt from the Mediterranean to Nubia, as well as the adjacent Sinai, and parts of the Red Sea and Palestine. Below the title area in the upper right quadrant there are translations of some of the Arabic terms used to describe geographical features. An inset in the lower left continues the course of the Nile as it comes through the speculative and only