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A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys Communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers by Arrowsmith, A[aron] - CARTOGRAPHY

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys Communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers
Creator
Arrowsmith, A[aron] - CARTOGRAPHY
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; some tape reinforcement on the verso of the extreme outer edge of blank margin along one vertical edge (intermittent)
Description
London: A Arrowsmith, 10 Nov. 1807. First Edition.. As issued. . Very good; some tape reinforcement on the verso of the extreme outer edge of blank margin along one vertical edge (intermittent); small puncture in a blank portion of the sea on the map; extreme lower left corner of a blank margin torn away (no loss).. The map measures appx. 52 x 64 inches. It is in 2 sections (4 sheets); colored, with two insets including a battle plan (Battle of the Nile 1st Aug. 1798). The paper is watermarked 1804. Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was among the finest map engravers of his generation. After a move to London in 1770 he worked for William Faden and then John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. He set up on his own in 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most elegant maps of the era. He was known for the accuracy and the large scale of his maps - unique to his firm. They were expensive to produce. The map offered here shows the Nile Delta from the Mediterranean to somewhat above Cairo then east to Suez. The map was published just after the failed Alexandrian Expedition, a major operation during the Anglo-Turkish War of 1807-1809. In September of 1806 the British sent a naval force, under the command of Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser, to secure Alexandria as a base from which to conduct operations against the Ottomans and French. Although initially met with little resistance, in short order the British forces met stiff Egyptian counteraction. By the end of September they were forced to leave Alexandria. The geographical information for the map of Lower Egypt came from Sir Alexander Bryce of the Royal Engineers (d.1832). Detailed notes describe the condition of canals, roads, and navigation of the Nile River. DNB I, 595-596; Worms / Baynton-Williams, 25-26.

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