1848 Map Ancient Egypt Palestine by Vuillemin

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1848 Map of of Ancient Egypt and Palestine by A. Vuillemin
"Egypte Ancienne"

Also shows Nubia, Sinai
Hand Colored Outline

Alexandre Vuillemin (1812-1880), a student of Auguste Henri Dufour (1798-1865), was a cartographer and publisher based in Paris. The map appeared in his "Atlas Universel de Géographe Ancienne et Moderne" published 1848 in Paris by J. Langlumé, Rue des Poitevins, 2. Map No. 37, engraved by Lale.

This superb authentic map of ancient Egypt and Palestine shows major regions, provinces, tribes, towns, rivers, cities, roads, oases, and mountains (e.g., Mount Sinai). The Wadi al Jayb between Elat (Aelana) and Zoar is marked by a dotted line. Ancient Greco-Roman Egypt is divided into three provinces: Egypte Inférieure, Heptanomide, and Thebaide. The western shore of the Red Sea is inhabited by Arabs, Ichthyophagi and Troglodytes. As written by Strabo (Geography, c. 22 CE):

"Next to the harbor of Eumenes, as far as Deire and the straits opposite the six islands, live the Ichthyophagi, Creophagi, and Colobi, who extend into the interior. Many hunting-grounds for elephants, and obscure cities and islands, lie in front of the coast. The greater part are nomads; husbandmen are few in number. In the country occupied by some of these nations styrax grows in large quantity. The Icthyophagi, on the ebbing of the tide, collect fish, which they cast upon the rocks and dry in the sun. When they have well-broiled them, the bones are piled in heaps, and the flesh trodden with the feet is made into cakes, which are again exposed to the sun and used as food. In bad weather, when fish cannot be procured, the bones of which they have made heaps are pounded, made into cakes and eaten, but they suck the fresh bones. Some also live upon shellfish, when they are fattened, which is done by throwing them into holes and standing pools of the sea, where they are supplied with small fish, and used as food when other fish are scarce. They have various kinds of places for preserving and feeding fish, from whence they derive their supply."

Engraving measures 10 1/4" x 7 3/4" on 12 1/2" x 10" sheet. Hand colored in outline. Nice borders and elegant cartouche. The map is in good condition. Imperfections: uniform age toning and browning in margins. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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