Kamal, Youssouf. - Monumenta cartographica Africae et Aegypti. Tome V: Additamenta (Naissance et évolution de la cartographie moderne). Fasc. I & II.[Leiden, E.J. Brill for the author], 1951. 1 vol. in two parts. [169] pp. (= pages 1485 - 1653), incl. two pages text (foreworde & list of plates). 164 b./w. reproductions (25 double-page) of maps, map fragments, charts & and gores, each with captions. In two uniform gilt tooled full cloth bindings. Large folio. - Some very light dampstains to bindings. Complete set of the fifth volume of this extraordinary work on the evolution of cartography, reproducing the most important maps of the region. A complete set consists of 5 volumes in 16 parts. The first four volumes were edited by the eminent cartographer Frederick Caspar Wieder (1874-1943). The publication was undertaken and financed by the Egyptian prince, Yousouf Kamal. - Only 100 copies were issued which were not for sale. - Even single volumes are very rare on the market. EUR 400.00 [Appr.: US$ 427.7 | £UK 338.25 | JP¥ 68317] Book number 269627is offered by:
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