Historic Map : De Wit Antique Map of Northern Egypt, 1721, Vintage Wall Art

This is a beautiful map of northern Egypt and the Red Sea by Frederik De Wit. Centered on the Nile River, the map is oriented with east on top and covers the Nile delta in northern regions of the Egypt. The entire map is depicted in extraordinary detail, offering both topographical and political information, with mountains beautifully rendered in profile. Two sets of pyramids are noted. This map was based on an earlier Bleau map of the same title. A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the top left quadrant of the map and the scale in the lower right quadrant is being held up by two men. The map was issued by Covens and Mortier and printed shortly following their 1721 acquisition of De Wit's plates from Maria De Wit.