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| Keywords: 1811 Cary Map of Arabia, Egypt ^ Abyssinia - Geographicus - Arabia-cary-1811.jpg This is a stunning 1811 map of Arabia Egypt and Abyssinia Ethiopia by English Cartographer John Cary A smorgasbord of wonderful detail including historical notes caravan routes the locations of desert wells and oases nautical routes and tribal kingdoms Contains such notations as Here the Portuguese found King David encamped in the Year 1520 referring to the Portuguese embassy to the King of Ethiopia; Myrrh and Incense Country on the Horn of Africa; and Supposed Island of Meroe referring to the ancient pyramid building culture in the heard of what is today Sudan Also of interest is the route of the Frigate 'La Venus' which charted the Red Sea the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean before disappearing in a hurricane with all crew and cargo in 1788 Dated 1811 1811 Size in 21 18 object history credit line accession number Arabia-cary-1811 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1811 maps Old maps of the Middle East Maps of the Red Sea Maps in English Old maps of Sudan Old maps of Eritrea Old maps of Ethiopia 1810s maps of Africa Egyptian Halayeb Triangle in 1811 Harbours in Egypt | ||||
