-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Looking for historic maps of Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:41:09 -0700 From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> All, I'm working with a Landscape Architecture Student who has a project dealing with Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo. He is looking for historic maps, possibly as far back as the original design. Our collection is very limited. Does anyone have maps they would be willing to loan us or send us a copy? Below is a little more information about the square: "Tahrir was also known as Midan Ismailiyya, named after Khedive Ismail. The man responsible for designing Tahrir as a part of the greater design of Downtown Cairo was Ali Pasha Mubarak. He studied in Paris between 1844 and 1849, and his compendium/descriptions of Cairo are included in a work called al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyya al-Jadida." Thanks in advance, -- Kathy Stroud David and Nancy Petrone Map/GIS Librarian Knight Library 1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 541-346-3051