ancient Egypt Sudan Nubia Red Sea Nile River 1850 Cowperthwait Mitchell map Travel & Tourism book contains plants listed alphabetically

book contains plants listed alphabetically A-H

marbled boards & endpapers

13 3/4" H x  11 1/8" W

tear into frontis neatly closed on reverse with archival tape and now easy to miss

ancient Egypt Sudan Nubia Red Sea Nile River 1850 Cowperthwait Mitchell map Travel & Tourism book contains plants listed alphabeticallyEgypt &c. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Sudan, Nubia, Nile River, Cairo, Red Sea). Issued 1850 Philadelphia by Cowperthwait for S. A. Mitchell. Lovely mid 19th century engraved and lithographed map with original hand color. Mitchell maps of this mid century era were issued with a range of color as well as variant decorative borders. Close inspection reveals an interesting assortment of historical notes, tribes, natural