Map to Illustrate Mrs Forbes' Journey Across the Libyan Desert to Kufara (Ahmed Hassanein Bey, 1924)'. A dramatic desert map documenting travel writer and explorer Rosita Forbes's daring 1920-21 expedition to the forbidden Senussi oasis of Kufra. Travelling disguised as an Arab woman named "Sitt Khadija" and accompanied by Ahmed Hassanein Bey, Forbes became the first European woman ever to reach Kufra, and only the second European. . Royal Geographical Society / Ahmed Mohammed Hassanein / Rosita Forbes. Published September 1921. Antique Royal Geographical Society map with related text pages. Size 34 x 20 cm | 13.0 x 7.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1921, Libya, Map, Middle East, Royal Geographical Society, The Geographical Journal

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