Bartholomew's Map of Asia Minor, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia [map title] / Bartholomew's War Map of Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, &c.

The Geographical Institute, John Bartholomew & Co.

Published by John Bartholomew & Co., Edinburgh, 1916

About this Item

Colour map 89 x 58cm mounted on cloth, folding ito 15 x 23cm with the original printed paper covered panels. Very good, lightly tanned, with pinhole to one corner. Bookseller's ticket to the back (Whitehead Morris (Egypt) Ltd). Scale 1:4,000,000 or 63.1 English Miles to 1 inch. Orograhical colouring for heights. Undated - generally estimated 1916, contemporary with WW1, the Arab Revolt, and the end of the Ottoman Empire. The area is bounded by Adrianople (NW), Khiva (NE), Maskat (SE), and Dakhla Oasis (SW). The Hejaz Railway is shown in full, completed as far as Medina. The "Pirate Coast" is also named, along with most of the Trucial sheikhdoms (Abu Dhabi, Debai, Sharja, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khiamah, Figairah). Rare - 6 institutions traced on Worldcat and Jisc (British Library, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales, University of Oxford, University of Chicago, National Library of New Zealand).

Seller Inventory # 3925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bartholomew's Map of Asia Minor, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia [map title] / Bartholomew's War Map of Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, &c.
• Publisher: John Bartholomew & Co., Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1916
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good