Equatorial Provinces of Egypt compiled from original maps [by] Mason Bey 1877
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- 1877
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"Presented to the American Geographical Society, 5th Nov. 1892, [signed] Mason." Alexander M. Mason, known as "Mason Bey" in Africa, was one of a number of former military officers from the United States who received commissions in the Egyptian Army from the Khedive Ismail. Many of the officers were engaged in exploration and mapping in Central Africa. Mason is said to have made the first survey of Lake Albert in present day Uganda. Originally, he was an officer in the U.S. Navy, but after the outbreak of the Civil War, he resigned and entered service in the Confederate Navy. Mason held a number of position in Africa including Governor of the Soudan (Macom 1917, p. 69). Despite its title, this map actually covers an area which is part of Sudan and Uganda today. The map complements the following map held at the Bodleian Library Map Room at the University of Oxford: Carte du Darfour et Kordofan by Mason Bey. Related materials may also be found in the Mason Papers, 1871-1898, at the Libra
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1:500,000
- Creator
Mason, Alexander Macomb, 1841-1897
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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- American Geographical Society Library - Maps
American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Subjects
- Egypt -- Maps
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- image
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- https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/
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- Mason, Alexander Macomb, 1841-1897. Equatorial Provinces of Egypt compiled from original maps [by] Mason Bey 1877. 1877. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/17776. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Mason, Alexander Macomb, 1841-1897, (1877) Equatorial Provinces of Egypt compiled from original maps [by] Mason Bey 1877. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/17776
- MLA citation style
- Mason, Alexander Macomb, 1841-1897. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/17776>.