A Map of the Nile from the Equatorial Lakes to the Mediterranean, embracing the Egyptian Sudan (Kordofan Darfur. &c.) and Abyssinia 1883

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Hand coloured map 56 x 68cm dissected into 20 sections, backed on to linen, folding down into the original red cloth case with printed title label to front and publisher's adverts to inner panels 12 x 18cm. Scale approx 100 miles to 1 inch. Map very good, tanned with some marks. Case good, cloth stained and worn to the extremities. Dated 1 December 1883, this was published to track the early stages of the Mahdist War (1881-99). The British had taken control of Egypt in 1882. In November 1883, the Mahdist army defeated Colonel William Hicks' expeditionary force at El Obeid. Hicks was killed, and his head sent to the Mahdi. In January 1884 the British sent General Charles Gordon to oversee the withdrawal of British garrisons from the Sudan as Governor of Khartoum. This map traces the course of the Nile from its outflow at Victoria Nyanza to the delta. The Libyan Desert is shown in detail, including its various oases. Curiously, it shows the mythical oasis of Zerzura (labelled here "Wadi Zerzurah (Oasis of the Blacks)") which aroused the curiosity of military explorers such as Bagnold in the early 20th Century. The Arabian coast has several locations marked, including Mecca, Medina and their ports, and Aden. The Suez to Aden steamship route is marked, giving distance in miles and duration in days. The north eastern corner shows the north of the Persian Gulf. Part of the Congo River, including Stanley Falls, is in the south west corner. N° de ref. del artículo 3711

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