The Red Sea (1860) - Milhaud Maps

This map was created by the German cartographer August Heinrich Petermann in 1860, including for the first time the information collected by Theodor von Heuglin on his journey along the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea, in 1857. It is clear how Petermann had much information about the western coast of the Red Sea, given the high level of detail of this coast in comparison with the eastern coast. On the upper left map, the author shows the countries…