"Carte de l'Egypte Ancienne et Moderne Dressee sur Plusieurs Cartes Manuscrites, Assujetties aux Observations Astronomiques...", Bonne/Lattre

Handsome map of the Nile River from the Mediterranean down to Aswan and including the Red Sea. Caravan routes are shown, as well as the domains of desert tribes. There is a fascinating note of a Crocodilopolis near Akmin. The city is now known as Faiyum, but apparently the ancient inhabitants paid particular reverence to the local crocodiles. The decorative cartouche features a waterfall and crocodile.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color in the map with later color in the cartouche, on a watermarked sheet. There is light toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet, as well as minor offsetting and a few spots of foxing.