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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a map of the Egyptian coast from Alexandria (Iskandariyah) as far as the city of Rashid (Rosetta).
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Document identity
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79880
label
Map of the Egyptian Coast From Alexandria as Far as the City of Rashid
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
79880
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the Egyptian Coast From Alexandria as Far as the City of Rashid
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a map of the Egyptian coast from Alexandria (Iskandariyah) as far as the city of Rashid (Rosetta).
provenance
Ahmad Afandi [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 4a]; Ali Afandi [date and mode of acquisiton unknown] [see folio 4a]; Sayyid Ali Qapudan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [see folio 1a]; Sultan Mahmud Khan [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [waqf seal and followed by a bequest statement (now erased), and the seal of the inspector of wakfs, Mustafá Tahir, see folio 4a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
maps
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
34
height
24
med
ink and pigments on laid European paper
cul
Islamic
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4846
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MSS
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MIS
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none
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (34 x 24 cm)
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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