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AFR3969
Cartographer: Braun & Hogenberg
Title: : Cairus qvae olim Babylon. Aegypti Maxima Urbs
Date: 1572      Size: 12 x 19 inches
Published: Cologne
Description: Stunning bird's-eye view of Cairo from the first atlas dedicated to city views, Braun & Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum'. Rich original colour.
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AFR3981
Cartographer: Giulio & Livio Sanuto
Title: : Africae Tabvla VIII
Date: 1588      Size: 20 x 16 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Egypt and the Red Sea. Black and white rare Ptolemaic map.
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AFR3515
Cartographer: Giovanni Antonio Magini
Title: : Aegyptus
Date: 1596      Size: 7 x 5 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Early copper-engraved map of Egypt and the Nile Delta, centred on Cairo. Italian descriptive text below. Coloured.
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AFR2366
Cartographer: Giuseppe Rosaccio
Title: : Egitto Nuova Tavola
Date: 1599      Size: 10 x 7 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Early copper-engraved map of Egypt and the Nile Delta. Embellished with a galley and a crudely-drawn sea monster.
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AFR5183
Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Natoliae Quae Olim Asia Min:or, Nova Descriptio. | Aegypti Re Centior de Scriptio | Carthaginis Celeberrimi Sinus Typus
Date: 1606      Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: Three maps on one page showing Turkey, Egypt, and the ancient city of Carthage (modern-day Tunis). English text on verso. Coloured. [Ort:174]
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AFR5008
Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Aegyptus
Date: 1616      Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early miniature atlas map of the Nile River delta, with decorative cartouche. Coloured
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AFR2991
Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Description de la Mer Rovge
Date: 1618      Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Red Sea. Miniature map. Black and white woodcut.
Map Ref: AFR2991
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AFR5951
Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Aegyptus
Date: 1625      Size: 8 x 5 inches
Published: London
Description: Early map of Egypt. Published in "Hakluytus Posthomous or Purchas his Pilgrimis, contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells, by Englishmen and others". Coloured.
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AFR5368
Cartographer: John Ogilby
Title: : The City Cairus: De Stadt Cairus
Date: 1670      Size: 15 x 11 inches
Published: London
Description: Fabulously detailed bird's-eye view of Cairo showing individual buildings and with reference to important sites in English and Dutch. The Pyramids of Giza can be seen on the far right. Coloured.
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AFR5179
Cartographer: Petrus Montanus
Title: : Nova Aegypti Tabula
Date: c. 1673      Size: 14 x 11 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Striking copper-engraved map of Egypt, oriented east. Adorned with ships and two elaborate figurative cartouches. Coloured.
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AFR5998
Cartographer: Pierre Duval
Title: : Nubia
Date: c. 1680      Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Miniature map of the ancient kingdom of Nubia in modern-day Sudan. Coloured.
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AFR6015
Cartographer: Nicolas Sanson
Title: : Egypte divisée en ses Douze Cassilifs, ou Governemens
Date: 1683      Size: 8 x 11 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Nicolas Sanson's attractive map of Egypt extends from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Aswan in the south. Most of the detail focuses on the Nile Valley. Coloured.
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AFR5503
Cartographer: Alain Manesson Mallet
Title: : Egypte Moderne
Date: 1683      Size: 4 x 6 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Miniature map of Epypt with decorative cartouche. Coloured.
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AFR5888
Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Aegypt
Date: 1688      Size: 5 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Egypt. Detailed miniature map with descriptive text on verso. Coloured.
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AFR5999
Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Habessinia seu Abassia at Ethiopia
Date: 1688      Size: 5 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming miniature map of the historical kingdom of Abyssinia, covering modern-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti. Uncommon original hand-colour.
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AFR2820
Cartographer: Johann Ulrich Muller
Title: : [Nubia]
Date: 1692      Size: 3 x 6 inches
Published: Ulm
Description: Miniature German atlas map of Nubia, now southern Egypt and Sudan. Coloured.
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