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  1. Title: Tourist map Alexandria

    • Image data
    • 1970
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    Summary: Oriented with north towards upper right. Shows Muslim, Christian, Jewish cemeteries, and places of worship. At head of title: "79-961354." In lower left margin: S. of E. 1970 (269/97)."

  2. Title: Tourist map Al Kâhira = "Cairo"

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    • 1962
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    Summary: Shows districts and street names, transportation network, mosques, churches, cemeteries, quarries, some historical sites and tourist attractions. Includes inset maps of the suburban areas of: Al Maʻādī -- Ḥelwān. Ancillary map: Jiza Pyramids, scale 1:24,000. "S. of E. 1962 (59 / 78)."

  3. Title: Cairo

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    • 1954
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    Summary: Relief shown by 5 meter contour interval. Map shows house tax boundaries, government & public service buildings, railroads, agricultural land, and waterways Inset: map continuation of the northeast section of the city showing Heliopolis area. Includes index to important buildings. "Published by the Survey of Egypt, 1949. (48/137) Reprinted with corrections, 1954. (53/215)."

  4. Title: Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments

    • Image data
    • 1950
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Sheets 1 and 2 of copy 1 are joined to form one map. Buildings and tombs for six periods, shown by colors: Pre-Abbasid and Tulunid period: 212-292 A.H. (827- 904 A.D.) ; Faṭimid and Faṭimid periods: 358-567 A.H. (969-1171 A.D.) ; Aiyūbid period: 567-648 A.H. (1171-1250 A.D. ); Baḥrite Mameluke period: 648-784 A.H. (1250-1382 A.D.) ; Circassian Mameluke period: 784-923 A.H. (1382-1517 A.D.) ; Turkish period: 923-1265 A.H. (1517-1848 A.D.) ; Post Turkish period: 1265-1364 A.H. (1848-1945 A.D.). Monuments are numbered on the map to agree with the official plates posted on their sites given by the Antiquities Department of Egypt.

  5. Title: Cairo

    • Image data
    • 1949
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    Summary: Relief shown by 5 meter contour interval. Map shows house tax boundaries, government & public service buildings, railroads, agricultural land, and waterways Inset: map continuation of the northeast section of the city showing Heliopolis area. Includes index to important buildings. "Published by the Survey of Egypt, 1949. (48/137)

  6. Title: خريطة القاهرة تبين الآثار الإسلامية

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    • 1948
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Shows sites from the pre-Fatimid and Fatimid periods to post-Turkish period Monuments are numbered on the map as the official plates designation posted on the monument site given by the Antiquities Department of Egypt. Buildings and tombs for six periods are color coded. Map shows monuments, and significant sacred sites by color coding to identify their historical periods. Map Collection has sheet 2 . Companion booklet is missing.

  7. Title: Environs du Kaire

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    • 1931
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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Map depicts topographic features, locates cemeteries, major mosques, Egyptian University, and other relevant buildings. Map is oriented with north towards the left. "Survey of Egypt, 1931. (30/916)." Cairo in Napoleon's time shown in grey. Cairo in 1930 shown in brown. "Note: The detail of Cairo in 1930 has been slightly adjusted to fit Napoleon's map."

  8. Title: General map of Cairo

    • Not specified
    • 1920
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    Summary: Relief shown by contours. Inset: Northern continuation showing Heliopolis and Matarîya line. Includes "Abridged index." 62 x 85 centimeters

  9. Title: General map of Cairo

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    • 1920
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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Map is divided into kilometre squares and oriented true north. All distances shown in the margin are in kilometres, and with reference to the centre of the city." "Published by the Survey of Egypt, 1920-391." Inset: map continuation of the northeast of the city showing Heliopolis and Matariya line. In upper right margin (red overprint): "Map no. 4." Index to points of interest; principal streets are named. Relief shown by 10 m. contor lines and spot heights.."Map is divided into kilometre squares and oriented true north. All distances shown in the margin are in kilometres, and with reference to the centre of the city", this information is not indicated on map. Black line print. Inset: "Northern continuation showing Heliopolis and Matariya line." In upper right margin (red overprint): Map no. 4. "Abridged index" lists points of interest; principal streets are name. Map included on index map to A. M. S. P971. Survey of Egypt. Egypt. Maslahat al-Misahah.

  10. Title: Gaza (Y)

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    • 1917
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    Summary: Map of Gaza area showing trenches, roads, tracks, watercourse and buildings. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Soundings ... are taken from Admiralty chart no. 2634."

  11. Title: Parliamentary constituencies - 1957 : Khartoum

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    • 1952
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    Summary: Map shows House of Representative and Senate constituency district boundaries; municipal, village, and concession boundaries; three categories of roads, railroads; telegraph lines; cemeteries, qubba, wadis. Includes index listing s of House of Representatives and Senate constituencies. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Jan. 1952 (Topo. No. S. 881-52) ; Topo. No. S. 963-57." "Note; The detail of this sheet is compiled from cadastral, town and topographical surveys adjusted to triangulation stations. Other information is added from air photographs."

  12. Title: Khartoum

    • Image data
    • 1952
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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Shows municipal, village, concession, pum cheme boundaries, military barracks and depots, cemeteries, qubba, wadis, railways, and roads. "Topo no. S.881-52." "Note; The detail of this sheet is compiled from cadastral, town and topographical surveys adjusted to triangulation stations. Other information is added from air photographs."

  13. Title: Omdurman

    • Image data
    • 1952
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    Summary: Shows census districts, residential quarters, main square, cemeteries, markets, and military area. "July 1958 Map PC 42/631-."

  14. Title: الخرطوم

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    • 1952
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    Summary: Oriented with north slightly towards upper right. "November 1952." "REF. No. T. 2656." Includes illustrations.

  15. Title: Khartoum

    • Image data
    • 1958
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    Summary: Map shows census districts, army station and barracks, railway station. "July 1958 (Map PC 42/611-)."

  16. Title: Khartoum North

    • Image data
    • 1954
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    Summary: Map shows census districts, army station and barracks, railway stations. "Jul. 1958 (Map PC 42/621-)." "Compiled from SSD. T 2038 (Nov. 1954)."

  17. Title: Tourist map of Cairo

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    • 1969
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    Summary: Recto includes distance charts for major cities and towns. Index of tourist information for Cairo and Alexandria on verso. Some buildings and monuments are shown pictorially. "Dar al-Maaref, Cairo"--Lower right.

  18. Title: Governorate Boundaries, Egypt, 2006

    • Polygon data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains the governorate boundaries of Egypt for 2006. Egypt is divided into 27 governorates for administrative purposes. Governorates are the top tier of the country's five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion. Most governorates have a population density of more than one thousand per km², while the three largest have a population density of less than two per km². These data are part of a collection of boundary data for Egypt published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. (2015) Governorate Boundaries, Egypt, 2006. CAPMAS. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/wh765mk1189. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

  19. Title: Lake and Sea Boundaries, Egypt, 2006

    • Polygon data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains the boundaries of lakes and seas in Egypt for 2006. These data are part of a collection of boundary data for Egypt published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. (2015) Lake and Sea Boundaries, Egypt, 2006. CAPMAS. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mx699xz9947. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

  20. Title: Nile River Boundaries, Egypt, 2006

    • Polygon data
    • 2015
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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts the coverage area of the Nile River in Egypt as of 2006. These data are part of a collection of boundary data for Egypt published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics. (2015) Nile River Boundaries, Egypt, 2006. CAPMAS. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xh656zc2650. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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