This map, created by German cartographer Georges Erhard Schièble in 1869, shows the Suez Canal and its surroundings.
The map was commissioned to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal on 17 November 1869, after ten years of construction. Few copies of this map exist, and it is believed that they were created solely for Ottoman officials and dignitaries who had an interest in the future of the canal. That is why the legend is written in Turkish. In the 19th century, Turkish was still written using the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, which was based on the Arabic alphabet.
The map covers the Suez Canal and its surrounding areas, including a significant part of the Nile River delta and the western part of the Sinai Peninsula. Cairo, the most important city represented on the map, can be seen in the lower left corner.
In the central part of the lower section, there is also a world map showing the strategic location of the Suez Canal for global trade.
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