File:1856 Kiepert Map of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - Geographicus - Sinai-kiepert-1856.jpg

English: An uncommon map of the Sinai Peninsula by the classical scholar and cartographer H. Kiepert. Covers from the Red Sea to the Arabian Peninsula. This map is based on the 1838 travels of E. Robinson and E. Smith in this area. Robinson and Smith, in search of unidentified Biblical sites, traveled throughout the Middle East but most particularly in modern day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. The duo used local traditions as well as established Biblical scholarship to identify a number of important sites. This map is largely the result of their research and work. Their route, shown in red, leads from Cairo eastward, through Suez, then south, skirting the rugged interior, to Mount Sinai, then northwards past Aqaba, into modern day Israel. Most place names are transliterations of Arabic though biblical references are included where appropriate. There are two inset maps. The first, in the upper left quadrant focuses on the Cairo-Suez portion of the journey. The second map, in the lower right, details part of the remarkable ruined city of Petra, known as the “Rose red city half as old as time”. This map was drawn by Heinrich Kiepert, a noted expert on historical cartography, for Robinson’s important work Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions.