By John Cary, Engraver. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00148 Print Map Item-ID: i17066207 BIB-ID: 1525286 Show moreBy John Cary, Engraver. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00148 Print Map Item-ID: i17066207 BIB-ID: 1525286 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00117 Print Map Item-ID: i17066669 BIB-ID: 1525332 Show moreRelief shown pictorially Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00117 Print Map Item-ID: i17066669 BIB-ID: 1525332 Show less
by John Cary ... Shows boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements. Relief shown pictorially and with shading. Greenwich meridian. Main Heritage Compact... Show moreby John Cary ... Shows boundaries, rivers, roads and settlements. Relief shown pictorially and with shading. Greenwich meridian. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01228 Print Map Item-ID: i11404437 BIB-ID: 1172786 East Indies or Indonesia. Show less
خريطة شمال افريقيا، وجزيرة العرب. توضح الخريطة جزيرة العرب، مصروالحبشة والسودان. وذكر اسم قطر في الخريطة كاتر والخريطة ملونة وباللغة الالمانية... Show moreخريطة شمال افريقيا، وجزيرة العرب. توضح الخريطة جزيرة العرب، مصروالحبشة والسودان. وذكر اسم قطر في الخريطة كاتر والخريطة ملونة وباللغة الالمانية ونشرت الخريطة سنة 1875م. von A. Petermann. (Bearbeitet v. Fr. Hanemann. Gest. v. E. Kühn, Terrain v. A. Kramer). Inset: Abessinien & Agyptischer Sudan im Maassstabe 1:7 500 000. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.01072 Print Map Item-ID: i23878502 BIB-ID: 1172652 Show less
Relief shown pictorially. Covers old port city of al-Mukā on the Red Sea, and a major city under the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. Shows... Show moreRelief shown pictorially. Covers old port city of al-Mukā on the Red Sea, and a major city under the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. Shows coastlines, seaport, forts, merchants quarters, markets, and settlements. Includes list of major civic buildings. "Tome III, No. 20." LC copy annotated in pencil suggests source "S. Bellin. Le Petit Atlas Maritime, 1764." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01184 Print Map Item-ID: i11404395 BIB-ID: 1172782 Show less
by James Wyld. Inset: Sketch from England to China. esigned to show the overland and sea-routes to the line of communication to the East (with our... Show moreby James Wyld. Inset: Sketch from England to China. esigned to show the overland and sea-routes to the line of communication to the East (with our Indian possessions) and the relative position of Russia to England & Hindostan by James Wyld. [up. cart.]. An inset of the crossing route to India, China and Australia through Cape of Good Hope. [low. l. h.]. London Published by Jas Wyld Geographer to the Queen 457 Strand, Charing cross Eerst. 1873. [ben. low. marg. centre]. Scales: 11 Scales, Geographical miles, British Statute, French Leagues, Dutch & German miles, Australian miles, Turkish Beri, Persian Farasaugs, Indian Goss, Egyptian Schope, Russian Verste, Caravan Journeys ... [above the inset l. h.]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00520 Print Map Item-ID: i11401850 BIB-ID: 1172528 Show less
Turkey in Asia [cart. up l. h.]. "Turkey in Asia subject to the Grand Signior or Emperor of the Turks" ... [descriptive text l.]. Covers 20-60E. 0... Show moreTurkey in Asia [cart. up l. h.]. "Turkey in Asia subject to the Grand Signior or Emperor of the Turks" ... [descriptive text l.]. Covers 20-60E. 0-53N. Regional borders: Tehma, Arabia Felix, Carsen, K. of Mascata. Scale: MIles 60 to a Deg: 1000. Size: 6 x 9.30 cm. Published in c. 1800. Coloured. English. Turky in Asia [cartographic material] In upper right hand corner: "30" Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00583 Print Map Item-ID: i11403512 BIB-ID: 1172694 Show less
Map of India, west of the Ganges. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. A... Show moreMap of India, west of the Ganges. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. Appears in the author's Geographia, edited by Bernard Sylvanus. Venetiis : Per Iacobum Pentium de Leucho, anno Domini 1511. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00319 Print Map Item-ID: i11400869 BIB-ID: 1728363 Show less
Jodocus Hondius was a Flemish Dutch cartographer and publisher of maps and a central figure in the golden age of Dutch cartography. He was... Show moreJodocus Hondius was a Flemish Dutch cartographer and publisher of maps and a central figure in the golden age of Dutch cartography. He was responsible for publishing the maps of Gerhard Mercator, the single most important cartographer of the age of discovery. The map depicts the realm of the legendary Christian Emperor Prester John in Abyssinia, an object of much speculation in the middle ages up to the early modern period. The map abounds in the fantasies of the time about the interior of Africa, in addition to Prester John there are the lands of the Amazons throughout the southern regions, a nearby lake named Zaire is inhabited by Tritons and Sirens and cannibals threaten the then recently Christianized kingdom of the Congo on the Atlantic coast of Africa, here called the Ethiopian Ocean (Oceanus Aethiopicus) and is shown in more detail in the inset map (possibly derived from Filippo Pigafettas map of the Congo itself derived from the reports of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Lopez). The map also depicts part of Arabia, up to Jeddah on the Red Sea, including Mecca to the north, the area of the Straits of Bab el-Mandeb and along the coast of Yemen up to the area of Dhofar in present day Oman. The modern day Gulf of Aden is here named the Arabian Gulf (Sinus Arabicus). Distances are given in German miles and Spanish leagues. This is a beautiful engraved map of Eastern Africa showing the legendary Kingdom of Prester John, who is said that he was ready to help the Crusaders in their campaign against Muslims. An interesting mistake depicting the deformation of lake Tanganyika and lake Victoria Being very small. The number of rivers is exegerrated. Scale: Milliaria Germanicor, 75, Leucarum Hispanicaru, 87,1/2 [cart. low r. h.] Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset map of "Congi Regni in Africa Christiani Nova Descriptio. From: "Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi... On verso: Text "Abissinorum et Congi regna," 353,352. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00246 Print Map Item-ID: i11400560 BIB-ID: 1172399 in Latin. Show less
Map of ancient Scythian lands in Central Asia, to the east of the Pamir Mountain range. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and... Show moreMap of ancient Scythian lands in Central Asia, to the east of the Pamir Mountain range. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. Appears in the author's Geographia, edited by Bernard Sylvanus. Venetiis : Per Iacobum Pentium de Leucho, anno Domini 1511. The map covers the region of South Asia. There is land-mass and rivers are represented by triple lines.Names are in red roman characters.Damaged at cetre but repaired. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00320 Print Map Item-ID: i11400870 BIB-ID: 1172430 Text in Latin. Show less
par A. H. Brué ; publiée pour la première fois en 1822 par J. Goujon, revue et augmentée par l'éditeur... Relief shown by hachures Prime meridian: Paris ... Show morepar A. H. Brué ; publiée pour la première fois en 1822 par J. Goujon, revue et augmentée par l'éditeur... Relief shown by hachures Prime meridian: Paris Map showns the routes taken by various explorers Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01104 Print Map Item-ID: i11403470 BIB-ID: 1172690 Show less
J. & G. Menzies sculpt. ; drawn and engraved for Thomson's new general atlas, 14th July, 1814. Shows physical and ethnographic features, boundaries,... Show moreJ. & G. Menzies sculpt. ; drawn and engraved for Thomson's new general atlas, 14th July, 1814. Shows physical and ethnographic features, boundaries, principal cities and towns, caravan trails, and tribal affiliation. Relief shown by hachures. "From A new general atlas, consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe ., Plate No. 46." Includes geographic notes on selected locations. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00191 Print Map Item-ID: i11401709 BIB-ID: 1172513 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00268 Print Map Item-ID: i23810270 BIB-ID: 2533691 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00268 Print Map Item-ID: i23810270 BIB-ID: 2533691 Show less
von A. Petermann. Inset: Abessinien & Agyptischer Sudan im Maassstabe 1:7 500 000. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00431 Print Map Item-ID: i23878526 ... Show morevon A. Petermann. Inset: Abessinien & Agyptischer Sudan im Maassstabe 1:7 500 000. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00431 Print Map Item-ID: i23878526 BIB-ID: 2539070 Show less
Chart on recto "Maculla-Bay." 2 charts on verso: "A prospect of the Road of Shahar, in latitude 14 degrees 52 minutes." And "Kisin, Durya" Page31 ... Show moreChart on recto "Maculla-Bay." 2 charts on verso: "A prospect of the Road of Shahar, in latitude 14 degrees 52 minutes." And "Kisin, Durya" Page31 (recto) and 32 (verso) from an edition of The English Pilot, Third Book, Oriental Navigation Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00435 Print Map Item-ID: i23878897 BIB-ID: 2539078 Show less
Map of Arabian Peninsula without title seems to be copied from previous maps of Ptolemy.The tropic of Cancer is drawn as thick line crossing almost... Show moreMap of Arabian Peninsula without title seems to be copied from previous maps of Ptolemy.The tropic of Cancer is drawn as thick line crossing almost at the centre of the peninsula. Bastard ghotic lettering used. Map of the Arabian Peninsula. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. Appears in the author's Geographia, edited by Bernard Sylvanus. Venetiis : Per Iacobum Pentium de Leucho, anno Domini 1511. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01186 Print Map Item-ID: i11404413 BIB-ID: 1172784 Text in Latin. Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General HC.MAP.00919 Print Map Item-ID: i25704655 BIB-ID: 2727768 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General HC.MAP.00919 Print Map Item-ID: i25704655 BIB-ID: 2727768 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00372 Print Map Item-ID: i23824220 BIB-ID: 2535394 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00372 Print Map Item-ID: i23824220 BIB-ID: 2535394 Show less
by J. Russell. Top of map above border: "Engraved for Guthries new system of geography." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00354 Print Map Item-ID:... Show moreby J. Russell. Top of map above border: "Engraved for Guthries new system of geography." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00354 Print Map Item-ID: i23823070 BIB-ID: 2535273 Show less