Description: A map of the Suez Canal in 1919 from Port Said on the Mediterranean in the north to Port Ibrahim on the Gulf of Suez in the south. The map shows the railroad connecting the city of Suez to Cairo and the rest of the Nile Delta, freshwater canals, marshes, cities and towns, and the surrounding area.
Place Names: Egypt, Africa, Asia, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Damretta, Cairo, Mansurah, Zagazig, Suez, Port Said, Port Ibrahim, Ismailia
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
transportation
Keywords: Suez Canal, physical, transportation, kSuezCanal, physical features, water routes,
railroads, inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
transportation, Unknown, 1919
Source: Charles Morris, Winston's Cumulative Encyclopedia Vol 9 (Philadelphia, PA: The John C. Winston Company, 1919) tab 12
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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