{"product_id":"the-land-of-midian-richard-burton-arabia-ancient-cities-exploration-rgs-1879-map-p-6-111594","title":"The Land of Midian—Richard Burton—Arabia ancient cities Exploration—RGS 1879 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Map of The Land of Midian, constructed from reconnaissances and surveys made by Officers of the Egyptian General Staff under the command of Capt. R F. Burton \/\/ Port Dumayghah'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard F. Burton’s Midian map is a superb Arabian exploration piece. Burton is best known for undertaking the Hajj to Mecca in disguise and for leading the expedition that made him and John Hanning Speke the first Europeans known to have laid eyes on Lake Tanganyika. After Mecca, Harar and the Nile controversy, Burton turned to north-west Arabia, leading an Egyptian-sponsored expedition to investigate the ancient “Land of Midian” and its supposed mineral wealth. Constructed from reconnaissances and surveys by officers of the Egyptian General Staff under Burton’s command, the map records a rare official survey of the Red Sea coast around Port Dumayghah.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52900307075419,"sku":"P-6-111594","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111594a_e6a8fbce-fe35-438c-9d02-2eae1b4bcceb.jpg?v=1777622234","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/the-land-of-midian-richard-burton-arabia-ancient-cities-exploration-rgs-1879-map-p-6-111594","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}