Arabia, the Red Sea, and the Valley of the Nile, including Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia / by W. Hughes, F.R.G.S.

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Title	Arabia, the Red Sea, and the Valley of the Nile, including Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia / by W. Hughes, F.R.G.S.
Alternate Title	Philips' Authentic Map of Arabia and Abyssinia.
Author	Hughes, W.
Publisher	George Philip & Son
Place of Publication	London
Date	[1867]
Publisher Transcription	George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool.
Physical description	1 map hand col. 51 x 60 cm., sheet 55 x 68 cm.
Geographic Area	Asia Saudi Arabia. Egypt. Sudan. Yemen. Oman. Somalia
Scale	[1:5,800,000]
Coordinates	E 28°--E 60°/N 35°--N 08°
Depiction date	[1867]
Notes	Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2490 d l Hughes, W. Arabia, the Red Sea, and the valley of the Nile, including Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia. London, Liverpool, George Philip, [1867]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Alternate title from cover. MS notes and lines drawn in blue and red pencil. Another MS note seems to indicate the path that Sir Richard took on his famous journey to Mecca Submap: North-eastern Abyssinia. MS notes: regarding reprinting part of this map.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, kilometers. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: p maps Hughes Stamps: Kensignton Public Libraries..
Call Number	623664
Subjects	Arabian Peninsula -- Maps. Egypt -- Maps. Ethiopia -- Maps.
Cartographer	Hughes, W. (Hughes, William, 1817-1876?)
Provenance	From the library of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Donor/Former owner	Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), Sir, 1821-1890, former owner. CSmH
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Books, Sir Richard Francis Burton Map Collection
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	High Res
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