1884 Reclus print FULDJ IN NORTHERN NEFUD, SAUDI ARABIA, #79
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Reclus09_79 1884 Reclus print FULDJ IN NORTHERN NEFUD, SAUDI ARABIA, #79 Nice print titled Fouldj - Vue prise dans le Nefoud du Nord, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 28 x 18.5 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants , great work of Elisee Reclus. Nafūd, An- desert, northern Saudi Arabia, covering about 25,000 square miles (64,000 square km). The reddish, sandy An-Nafūd (Arabic: “The Desert”) is sometimes called the Great Nafud; it lies at an elevation of 3,000 feet (900 m) and has some watering places and grass that provide for nomadic herding and agriculture. The desert has been a barrier to travel for ages; its frequent sandstorms shape immense dunes. A historic caravan route runs from northwest to southeast connecting the oases of Al-Jawf with those of Ḥāʾil.
