Description: A geo-political map of todayÕs Middle East including Egypt, Turkey, Syria, the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, and Afghanistan showing country borders current to 1904, capitals and major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and the 100-fathom line in the offshore waters. Generalized elevations shown as land below sea level colored dark green (Caspian Sea region and the Jordan River valley) land below 1,000 feet colored light green, and land above 1,000 feet in elevation colored brown. Map indicates foreign possessions such as Bahrain (British) and ancient names such as Babylon, Mesopotamia, Nineveh and Iconium. Average annual rainfall measured in inches shown in red figures. Map includes an inset map of the Nile Delta showing Cairo, the Suez Canal, and Alexandria.
Source: Geo. G. Chisholm and C.H. Leete, eds., Longmans' New School Atlas (New York, NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904) 33
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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