(Egypt) Finley, Anthony. New General Atlas... Philadelphia, 1824. $205.00

"Egypt"

Anthony Finley (ca. 1790–1840) was a successful Philadelphia mapmaker and publisher. This map was included in his New General Atlas…, published in 1824 when Finley’s offices were at the corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. As Walter Rostow states in his reference American Maps & Mapmakers… (pp. 268-9) the ”engraving is done almost uniformly with remarkable distinctness and the face of the maps is frequently beautiful, not overloaded with a confusion of useless names." Indeed these maps are beautiful. Indeed, the maps from this atlas are beautiful examples of the American mapmaking during the first quarter of the 19th century.

Showing Oases, Wells, Springs and Minor Mountain Chains. Depicts Lower Egypt (Green) and Upper Egypt (Red). Lower Egypt is bisected by a yellow wedge showing the Nile Delta.. Bordered at top by Mediterranean Sea. Bordered at left by the Great Desert of Selima and the Desert of Libya. Bordered at right by The Red Sea and the Sea of Suez – beyond by Arabia Petraea and ASIA.

Hand-colored engraving.
10 1/4 x 13 inches, sheet.
Very nice condition with light browning of extremes of margins.