Mai Ghaly Elgazzar’s map Egypt Old Cairo blends the past and the present to capture the rich and storied history of Cairo. For this Behind the Map, we connected with Elgazzar to learn how she sifted ...

The title of my lecture today “Mapping Cairo” consciously evokes the Arab historiographical genre of khitat that persisted well into the nineteenth century and was especially developed in Egypt.

A detailed map first published in the book “Description de L’Egypte” (1809-1828) shows the environs of Cairo and Giza as they stood during the French expedition in Egypt. A feature article tours the ...