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| [Egypt]. 16x17.4 cms. Ptolemaic map set in text of Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta. All Nile Delta tributaries separately named as well as all towns given with their 'ancient' names ( Arsinoe, Heraclium, Heliopolis etc., the Red Sea port of Suez named as Zuemeporium ).The pyramids illustrated as a block of flats. Two woodcut engravings on verso, one of a ploughing scene, the other of Hercules. A tiny hole below Arsinoe expertly repaired. Ref # MEG2 Price: $ 275.00 |