Arabia Mecca Medina East Africa Nile Source 1792 Elwe Delisle Rare folio Map Moscovie Engraved frontis portrait protected by

Engraved frontis portrait protected by original tissue guard

each w/ engravings followed by c

5" tear from left edge inset tab closed on reverse with archival tape and easy to overlook or miss

but retains its inherent structural flexibility and soundness

10 1/4" H x 15" W

Arabia Mecca Medina East Africa Nile Source 1792 Elwe Delisle Rare folio Map Moscovie Engraved frontis portrait protected byCarte de l'Egypte de la Nubie de l'Abissinie &c (Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Africa, North Eastern Africa, Barbary Coast, Nile River, Red Sea, Arabia, Persian Gulf). Issued 1792, Amsterdam by Jan Elwe after Delisle for l'Academic Royal des Sciences a Paris. Rare large format late 18th century Dutch map. Engraved with original hand color. Wonderful details, including Nile source lakes and mountains, endless notes about tribes, kings and kingdoms,