9th Sep, 2021 12:00

Books, Photographs & Works on Paper

 
Lot 58
 

A Collection of WWII & Later Maps of the Suez Canal

Including; a map titled SUEZ, Not to be Published, dated Jul 1941; an unusual blue print map of ISMAILIA , first edition; a map titled SUEZ, NOT TO BE PUBLISHED in English and Arabic, dated 1943; an unusual map titled SUEZ CANAL LITTLE BITTER LAKE, with a pencil drawn grid over the aerodrome, detailing military installations such as ‘P.O.W Camp (lit at night) dated August 1943; a map titled PORT SAID, Not To BE Published, key in English & Arabic, dated 1944; a map titled LITTLE BITTER LAKE, Restricted dated 1940; a map made up of two maps pasted together with one titled NIFISHA dated 1942 with key in English and Arabic, the other titled ISMALIA dated 1947 with key in English & Arabic; a map titled WADI SUDR , Not to be Published , dated June 1941; a map titled EL QANTARA, Restricted dated 1944 with key in English and Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA, Emergency Printing, dated 1947 with key in English 7 Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA, Not to be Published dated 1942 with key in English & Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA showing detail of Ismalia and danger areas with one marked ‘Air Firing & Bombing’ dated 1932

Estimated at £200 - £300

 

Including; a map titled SUEZ, Not to be Published, dated Jul 1941; an unusual blue print map of ISMAILIA , first edition; a map titled SUEZ, NOT TO BE PUBLISHED in English and Arabic, dated 1943; an unusual map titled SUEZ CANAL LITTLE BITTER LAKE, with a pencil drawn grid over the aerodrome, detailing military installations such as ‘P.O.W Camp (lit at night) dated August 1943; a map titled PORT SAID, Not To BE Published, key in English & Arabic, dated 1944; a map titled LITTLE BITTER LAKE, Restricted dated 1940; a map made up of two maps pasted together with one titled NIFISHA dated 1942 with key in English and Arabic, the other titled ISMALIA dated 1947 with key in English & Arabic; a map titled WADI SUDR , Not to be Published , dated June 1941; a map titled EL QANTARA, Restricted dated 1944 with key in English and Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA, Emergency Printing, dated 1947 with key in English 7 Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA, Not to be Published dated 1942 with key in English & Arabic; a map titled ISMALIA showing detail of Ismalia and danger areas with one marked ‘Air Firing & Bombing’ dated 1932

Auction: Books, Photographs & Works on Paper, 9th Sep, 2021

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