FAU Government Information Maps

1:7,500,000 scale map of the northern African continent (Oblique Mercator Projection) showing large cities, international political boundaries (of the time) major roadways, airports, and the Colonial powers in control of the various countries featured; Inset maps showing: The eastern Mediterranean Sea between Israel and Lebanon), the extent of the Great Rift Valley, the Nile Delta ans the Suez Canal. (1954). 

Front: 1:850,000 scale map of the the lower Nile (Lambert Projection) showing the fertile lands along the river banks, archaeology sites, large cities, major roadways, and descriptive texts for areas of interest; Chronology of Egyptian History; Inset street map of the city of Cairo; Inset map of the area south of Cairo where the Pyramids are located along the River. Back: 1:850,000 scale map of the upper Nile (Lambert Projection) in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, showing the fertile areas along the Nile, large cities, archaeological sites, descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset map showing the location and surrounding areas of Thebes; Inset map showing the location of the city of Aswan. (1994).  

Front: 1:1,330,560 scale maps of the upper and lower Nile River (Polyconic Projection) showing cities along the fertile areas of the river banks, current political boundaries, large cities, major roadways, locations of historical sites, and descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset maps of the Pyramids of Giza, the city of Thebes on the western bank of the Nile, the extent of the former Egyptian Empire in antiquity, and the southern end of the Nile as it feeds into Khartoum. Back: Map index and text describing the history of ancient Egypt. (1965). 

Front: 1:14,400,000 scale map of the African Continent (Chamberlin Trimetric Projection) showing the international boundaries for all countries featured, large cities, major roadways, oilfields, some oceanographic features, and descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset maps of the Madeira Islands, Bioko, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Reunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Comoros, Seychelles. Back: Early map of Africa drawn by Abraham Ortelius in the 16th century; Map of Africa showing extent of several African empires between 1450 B.C. and 1800 A.D. and their capital cities; Map of Africa showing when each country gained independence from their respective European colonizers; Map of Africa showing overland explorations routes by European explorers; Map of changes in colonization in the African continent between the start of World War I and the start of World War II. (1980). 

Front: 1:35,660,000 scale map of the of Eastern Hemisphere (Plate Caree Projection) showing the biomes of the hemisphere 125,000 years ago, and locations of early human and other hominid skeletal remains; Inset maps of the Great Rift Valley showing locations of hominids dating back millions of years; Inset map of the eastern hemisphere showing biomes of the hemisphere 65,000 years ago; Inset map of the eastern hemisphere with its modern day biomes. Back: Diagrams showing the anatomical changes over time between the different species of hominids. (1997).  

1:15,840,000 scale political map of the African Continent (Chamberlin Trimetric Projection) showing the international boundaries of the countries featured, major roadways, airports, large cities, oil fields, bathymetry, cold and warm water currents; inset map of the extent of the Great Rift Valley; Inset maps of the Madeira Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Mauritius Islands, La Reunion, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. (1960). 

Front: 1:1,855,000 scale map of Greece (Conic Projection) showing the former extent and alliances of the ancient Greek City-States, major battle between the Greeks, routes for different offensives, descriptive text for areas of interest and topography; Several inset maps showing Greek conflicts throughout their history from 1100 B.C.E. to the rise of Alexander the Great. Back: Lithograph of Athens at its peak in the 5th century B.C.E.; Timeline of significant events in Greek history. (1999). 

Front: 1:1,775,000 scale map of Egypt (Simple Conic Projection) showing the numerous significant archaeological sites from the Ancient Egyptian dynasties, with sites color-coded based on their age, the extent of fertile land along the Nile River, descriptive texts for areas of significance; Inset maps of the change and growth of the Egyptian civilization throughout antiquity; Timeline of kings and dynasties. Back: Lithograph of Thebes, the Egyptian capital throughout antiquity, with a timeline of important events included. (2001). 

1:2,750,000 scale political map of the central Mediterranean Sea (Conic Projection) showing Italy, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia, along with large cities, major roadways and canals, descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset 1:20,000,000 scale map of the Mediterranean (Transverse Mercator Projection), detailing the Greco-Roman World by showing the respective extents of the Macedonian, Greek, Phoenician, and Roman Empires; Inset maps of showing the known worlds of famous Greeks Homer, Herodotus, and Strabo; Inset maps for he cities of both Athens and Rome. (1949).  

1:250,000 scale topographic map of northern Israel, showing Israeli cities, major roadways and railways, elevation, major bodies of water and the cease-fire line between Israel, Syria and Jordan at the end of the Six Day War. (1968).