n/a / Valley of the Nile Map and Notes of Egypt and Its Fertilizing River 1930

Description: The Valley of the Nile. Map and Notes of Egypt and Its Fertilizing River (in English, French and German) Author: n/a Title: The Valley of the Nile. Map and Notes of Egypt and Its Fertilizing River (in English, French and German) Publication: Port Said, Egypt: The Oriental Commercial Bureau, [ca. early 1930s] Description: Softcover. Small thin quarto. 13pp. + map. Booklet approx, 9.5 x4.4". Striking illustrated collotpye wrappers in gold and blue, showing the mask of Tutakhamun on the front cover. A scarce and engaging illustrated map of ancient Egyptian archaeology and other historical sites along the Nile, produced for tourists to the region. When fully folded-out, the map measures a total of 36 x 9" (3 feet long), and is oriented vertically from north to south, starting at the Mediterranean Sea, going past the 1st cataract of the Nile at Aswan, down to Abu Simbel and Wadi Halfa. The map is profusely illustrated with small lithographic images of the various historical and archaeological sites, including the Lighthouse at Alexandria, the Citadel at Cairo, Giza, Djoser's Stepped Pyramid at Sakkara, Ramses Colossus at Memphis, the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, the Temple at Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon at Thebes, the Philae Temple of Isis, and many others. The map is preceded by 13 pages of introductory text in English, French and German (map text in English).Booklet with some minor to light scratches to the front cover, and some minor rubbing to corners. Back cover with some light abrasions and scratches. Includes the name of the previous owner in ink at the interior front cover, the bottom margin of the map and the back side of the map. A few instances of small markings in pencil or pen in the text section. A small abrasion to the very bottom of the map, with minor loss of text. Wrappers in very good-, interior in very good, and map in very good+ condition overall. vg- to vg+. Seller ID: 51198 Subject: Travel, Geography We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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