1849 Greenleaf Map Egypt (1 results)

Very good. Size 13 x 10.75 Inches. This is Jeremiah Greenleaf's 1849 hand-colored map of Egypt, focusing on the Nile River Delta and the Sinai Peninsula. It displays the region as it was undergoing significant turmoil and political change, as the skilled general Muhammed Ali first re-imposed then broke free from Ottoman control to establish his own independent dynasty. A Closer Look The map depicts Egypt, centered on the Nile River from its delta on the Mediterranean, south as far as Asalieh. Greenleaf notes cities and villages along the river as well as beautifully rendered topography. Ancient ruins such as 'the Pyramids' outside Giza and Pompey's Pillar at Alexandria are labeled, as are other sites recorded in antiquity, such as the Fountains of Moses and the Pharoh's Bath on the Gulf of Suez. Aside from the Nile region, settlements, and geographic features are recorded more sparsely, reflecting the desert environment, with greater detail along coastlines. Historical Context This map was prepared in the declining days of the Ottoman Empire. In Egypt, following the expulsion of the Napoleonic forces by the Ottoman Mamluk Turks, Muhammad Ali, the Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, established a dynasty that would rule Egypt until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, albeit under the indirect control of Britain for most of that time. Between 1820 and 1833, Ali annexed northern Sudan, Syria, and parts of Arabia into his realm. After the conquest of Palestine by Muhammad Ali's Egypt in 1832, British intervention returned control of Palestine to the Ottoman rulers in 1840. Publication History and Census This map was published by Jeremiah Greenleaf in the scarce 1849 (last) edition of his New Universal Atlas . It is based on David Burr's 1834 original, which was published in the latter's atlas of the same name, before being inherited and updated by Greenleaf, who published it in several editions in the 1840s. References: Rumsey 15176.032.