Fortress of Hormuz (Iran), Fortress of Hormuz (Iran)--Maps, Colonies, Maps
Relief represented pictorially Bird's eye view of the Portuguese fortress of Hormuz Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00010 Print Map Item-ID: i22799709 ... Show moreRelief represented pictorially Bird's eye view of the Portuguese fortress of Hormuz Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00010 Print Map Item-ID: i22799709 BIB-ID: 1951323 Show less
Nautical chart Title devised by staff Depths indicated by stippling Map is in Portuguese with some placenames in Latin Tropics and Equator marked. Lat... Show moreNautical chart Title devised by staff Depths indicated by stippling Map is in Portuguese with some placenames in Latin Tropics and Equator marked. Lat.degrees given on a meridian E. of tip of Arabian Peninsula. This chart gives the coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf,from G. Pigena ( N. of Cape Town ) to the tip of Ceylon. Sandbanks and rocks marked. One compass rose [low. r.]. ß with rhumb lines. On the left are plans of the harbour of Mobaça, Mosanbique, Sofala and Ilha de Sacatora.BM. Maps. 66945 (3). Appears in Relation de divers voyages curieux....par Melchisédek Thévenot. Paris,1696. fol. (Tibbetts) The chart also includes insets of the key trading posts and harbors at Mombassa, Mozambique and Sofala, as well as a detail chart of the island of Socotra, the primary Portugese trading points after rounding the Cape of Good Hope en route to India. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00410 Print Map Item-ID: i11401151 BIB-ID: 1172458 Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, Southern--Maps--Early works to 1800
Arnoldus F. à Langren delineavit & scalpsit. Relief shown pictorially. Detached from: Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van... Show moreArnoldus F. à Langren delineavit & scalpsit. Relief shown pictorially. Detached from: Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Companion map to Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angôlae ultra promontorium Bonae Spei ... Includes decorative strapwork cartouche, compass roses and navigation hazards. This finely engraved map is elaborated by title-pieces,compass-roses, and lettering performed by Arnold van Langren. Vignette of Prester John the legendary christian King is depicted just inside above the map. Scale: Milliaria Germanica, 50. Hispanicae 17,1/2 uni Gradiu competentia, 180. [low. middle] Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00347 Print Map Item-ID: i11400961 BIB-ID: 1172439 Title in Latin and Dutch. Place names in Latin and Portuguese. Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, Southern--Maps--Early works to 1800, G8480 1596 .L5
This is a highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa with early color. The scale is in German miles and Spanish leagues. There are... Show moreThis is a highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa with early color. The scale is in German miles and Spanish leagues. There are coastal views of the islands of Ascension and St. Helena within a strap work cartouche at the bottom of the map and two compass roses. The title cartouche is decorated with birds, fruit and scroll-work, the sea is decorated with ships and a sea-creature, and the land is decorated with animals and mythical creatures. Also this map covers the western coast of Africa from the Gulf of Guinea to just beyond the Cape of Good Hope with excellent detail along the coastline. This map superbly engraved in the Flemish style by Florent van Langren, and the first Dutch edition of Linschoten's "Itinerario..." was published by Cornelis Claesz in 1596. Arnoldus F. á Langren delineauit, & scalpsit. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Companion map to Delineatio orarum maritimarum, terrae vulgo indigetatae terra do Natal item Sofalae, Mozambicae & Melindae ... Includes views of Ascension Island and Saint Helena, decorative cartouche and compass roses, and col. ill. Has watermark. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00240 Print Map Item-ID: i11400547 BIB-ID: 1843969 Title in Latin and English. Place names in Latin and Portuguese. Show less