[Libyan Desert Map] Mount Uweinat (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt, Libya) - RAF 1:1,000,000 Aeronautical Chart GSGS 4695 Sheet 568, First Edition

Geographical Section General Staff (GSGS), War Office

Published by War Office, London, 1954

About this Item

Colour map 74x57cm. Very good, neatly folded, with faint pencil note to the lower margin ("Nasar's Corner"). This sheet, dating to the early years of the Egyptian Republic, was based on a USAF World Aeronautical Chart dated March 1953. Coverage is bounded by the Gilf Kebir Plateau (N), Selima Oasis (uninhabited) (SE), the Libyan / Anglo-Egyptian Sudan border (SW), and Jebels Uweinat and Arkenu (W). Altitude is shown by colour tinting. Geographical features are accompanied by numerous captions describing the terrain such as variations in sand and gravel, barchan dune formations, etc. The "Memorial monument" south of Gilf Kebir would be the Prince Kemal el-Din Monument, which Laszlo Almasy had built in 1934 for his late patron and friend (1874-1932) close to where he had discovered the Cave of Swimmers. Among the several criss-crossing tracks would be the Darb al Arbain (or 40 Days Road), identifiable by its stops at Laqiya Arbain, Selima Oasis (where it splits), and El Shab.

Seller Inventory # 5696

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Libyan Desert Map] Mount Uweinat (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt, Libya) - RAF 1:1,000,000 Aeronautical Chart GSGS 4695 Sheet 568, First Edition
• Publisher: War Office, London
• Publication Date: 1954
• Language: English
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good