Above neatline: "Vol. 9" "Page 482" Apparently from "An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Compiled from original... Show moreAbove neatline: "Vol. 9" "Page 482" Apparently from "An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Compiled from original authors. Illustrated with charts, maps, notes &c. and a general index to the whole. Vol. I. (- XVIII.). London:, printed for C. Bathurst, J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Becket, J. Robson, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. and T. Bowles, S. Bladon, J. Murray, and W. Fox,, 1779--1781." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00007 Print Map Item-ID: i11401333 BIB-ID: 1172476 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00019 Print Map Item-ID: i23298121 BIB-ID: 2495922 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00019 Print Map Item-ID: i23298121 BIB-ID: 2495922 Show less
This is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit... Show moreThis is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit's map can be challenging as most of them do not include dates and the atlases were published over long periods of time. This is handsome map of the Middle East covers the regions from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan and the Arabian Peninsula Red Sea, Nile River, Cyprus, Asia Minor, the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Unlike most many maps of the area a great amount of geographic information is shown throughout the Arabian Peninsula including the locations of cities towns rivers and mountain ranges, the source for the detail in this map can be attributed to Sanson's map of 1654 which is widely regarded as one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures animals and a merchant ship. descriptio per F. de Wit. Relief shown pictorially. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00038 Print Map Item-ID: i11401394 BIB-ID: 1788076 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00028 Print Map Item-ID: i11401369 BIB-ID: 1172479 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00028 Print Map Item-ID: i11401369 BIB-ID: 1172479 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
Captions in French on verso: Natolie, ov Petite Asie ; Egypte ; Le port de Carthage, ov Thvnis. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to left. Main... Show moreCaptions in French on verso: Natolie, ov Petite Asie ; Egypte ; Le port de Carthage, ov Thvnis. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to left. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00933 Print Map Item-ID: i11402465 BIB-ID: 1172589 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Covers: 51°-62°. 21°-33°N. Pictorial presentation of the towns and mountains. Note the shape of pyramids as they were... Show moreRelief shown pictorially Covers: 51°-62°. 21°-33°N. Pictorial presentation of the towns and mountains. Note the shape of pyramids as they were concieved at that time. Scale: Milliaria Germanica [low r. h. supported by 3 cherubs]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00899 Print Map Item-ID: i11402313 BIB-ID: 1172574 Show less
Relief shown pictorially. From his "Cosmographia." Shows the Nile River delta and northwestern portion of the Sinai Peninsula. Printed from woodcut. Pi... Show moreRelief shown pictorially. From his "Cosmographia." Shows the Nile River delta and northwestern portion of the Sinai Peninsula. Printed from woodcut. Pictorial presentation of the river Nile in Egypt. Sinai is shown with massive mountain ranges. Towns depicted with castles. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00884 Print Map Item-ID: i11402246 BIB-ID: 1172567 From the collection of Louis Karpinski. Show less
خريطة انجليزية مهمة للجزيرة العربية،وهي النسخة الانجليزية المحدثة للخريطة التي رسمها جيكوب فان دير سنة 1740م،مع اضافة بعض التعديلات،ارخت هذة... Show moreخريطة انجليزية مهمة للجزيرة العربية،وهي النسخة الانجليزية المحدثة للخريطة التي رسمها جيكوب فان دير سنة 1740م،مع اضافة بعض التعديلات،ارخت هذة الخريطة ونشرت سنة 1745م،بواسطة جون جرين(John Green )ونوقشت بواسطة جورج تشايلد (George Child)بلندن،وتوجد مجموعة من الملاحظات في اسفل يمين الخريطة للميزات الطبيعية على الخريطة وتشير الخطوط تحت اسماء الاماكن لخطوط العرض والطول والخطوط الملاحية لبعض الملاحين الماهرين،ويذكر فيها اسم البحر الاحمر والخليج،وتتميز الخريطة بانها اكثر تفصيلاً من الخريطة الاساسية،وتقسم المنطقة العربية لعدة مناطق لكل منطقة لون يميزها.ابعاد الخريطة26x21. G. Child, sculpt. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00896 Print Map Item-ID: i11402295 BIB-ID: 1525395 Show less
خريطة للجزيرة العربية وخليج فارس قام برسمها ونشرها رسام الخرايط جاك نيكولاس ونشرت بطلب من فردريك فيليبو وزير خارجية الملك لويس الخامس عشر، وتركز... Show moreخريطة للجزيرة العربية وخليج فارس قام برسمها ونشرها رسام الخرايط جاك نيكولاس ونشرت بطلب من فردريك فيليبو وزير خارجية الملك لويس الخامس عشر، وتركز الخريطة على السواحل البحرية ولا توفر معلومات عن داخل شبه الجزيرة العربية، كما تظهر شواطيء اللولو بالقرب من البحرين، وتشير الخريطة لقطر باسم "كاتارا"، والخريطة غير مرسومة بدقة، وتتناول الخريطة منطقة البحر الاحمر من خلال بعض التفاصيل، والخريطة قليلة التفاصيل وملونه بالالوان القديمة. tirée de la Carte Françoise de l'Océan Oriental ; publiée par Ordre de MGR. le Comte De Maurepas en 1740. Shows major seaports and town on the Red sea, Horn of Africa, Arabian Sea, and Persian Gulf. Prime meridian: Ferro. From Histoire générale des voyages, par M. De La Harpe ; Tome 1 in 4", No. 13 ; Tome 1 in 8", Page 144. "Tome I. in 40, no. 13 ; Tome 1er in 80, Page 144"--In lower margin. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00890 Print Map Item-ID: i23187591 BIB-ID: 1729903 Show less
This fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio... Show moreThis fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio's 'Raccolta di Navigationi et Viaggi'. In the book was an account of the voyage of the Parmentier Brothers, Frenchmen who ran the Portuguese blockade of the East Indies and landed on the west Sumatran coast. Both brothers died of fever and their crew did not acquire a great deal of wealth, which dissuaded the French from sending further expeditions. Prior to Ramusio's map, Sumatra had been confused with Sri Lanka and maps of the island contained conjectural geography based primarily on Marco Polo. The map is oriented with south at the top and the shape of the island and many of its features are quite accurately portrayed. However, there is no attempt to show any part of the Malay Peninsula or Java, although several of the surrounding small islands, such as Bancha (Banca) are shown. Charming scenes in the interior show vegetation, animals, and native figures at work and play, and there are numerous ships and creatures in the sea. First published in Giovani Battista Ramusio's Delle navigatione et viaggi. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the bottom. Page numbers on top margin of sheet: 433, 434. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00231 Print Map Item-ID: i11400493 BIB-ID: 1843418 Show less
This hand-colored engraved map was first published in "Atlas Manuale A New Set of Maps of All Parts of the Earth" during the early part of the... Show moreThis hand-colored engraved map was first published in "Atlas Manuale A New Set of Maps of All Parts of the Earth" during the early part of the 18th century. Herman Moll was one of the foremost map publishers in England at this time. This highly detailed yet small map covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and Desert of Syria, and the Red Sea region including part of Africa. It is a clear and attractive cartographic document that shows physical features, settlements, caravan trails, and tribal affiliation. by H. Moll, geographer. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00083 Print Map Item-ID: i11401473 BIB-ID: 1822137 Herman Moll was born in 1654 of German descent. He first came to London to work as an engraver for several publishers, and in the late 1670s set up his own business publishing atlases as well as maps of all parts of the world. His earliest known cartographic work is a series of small maps for the geography book of Sir Jonas Moore, published in 1683. Over the next fifty years he produced numerous works on classical, British and foreign geography, illustrated with maps of varying scales and detail yet in clear, distinctive style. Though his later work lacks the flamboyance of earlier productions, it is nevertheless still very pleasing to the eye. Molls best known works are the maps he produced for his folio atlas "The World Described", first published circa 1715. Perhaps Molls most famous map is the "New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on Ye Continent of North America", depicting the English colonies along the east coast. The map is more popularly called the Beaver Map after its attractive vignette scene of beavers building dams. His other works include the "Atlas Manuale" (1709), the "New and Complete Atlas" (1719), the "Atlas Minor" (1729) and "Atlas Geographus" (1711-17) in five volumes. Names of the places in English, and some are in Latin language. Show less
This is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche... Show moreThis is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche text, view of Algiers, the most powerful town of the Saracens, built in the Numidian province of Africa and situated on the edge of the Balearic Current in the Mediterranean Sea, across from Spain. The plate of Algiers depicts the formidably fortified town in a low bird's-eye view, with a figure bottom left dressed in a turban and kaftan, the coloring of which matches that of the surrounding countryside. The fortress-like layout of the town, conveniently located on a harbor, features a well-laid out Old Town with five mosques, including, in the foreground, the Great Mosque (Q) from the 11th century. While Algiers belonged to the Kingdom of Aragon after the Reconquista in 1492, in the early 16th century many Moors, Moriscos and Corsairs made Algiers and Tunis their base. Among others Ferdinand, the Catholic, campaigned against their piracy; on the other side the Turks helped the North Africans and, with the exception of Morocco, the land became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1518-1519. Bird's eye view, with key to streets, buildings, gates, and other features. Key is in Italian, but title and other text is in Latin. From Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum, part 2 (Coloniae: Apud auctores, et ... apud Philippum Gallaeum, 1575-1612), leaf S9 verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00253 Print Map Item-ID: i11400602 BIB-ID: 1845452 Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a canon of Cologne Cathedral and was responsible for the descriptions for each of the plates in the series as well as the introductions for each volume. Braun conceived the idea of the publication and sought the advice of many artists and printers of the time in Europe. Amongst the contributors were Flemish painter and draftsman, Joris Hoefnagel and his son Jakob Hendrik van Schoel, the surveyor Jacob van Deventer of the Netherlands, the English cartographer William Smith as well as Heinrich Rantzau, to mention a few of the ones involved with the project. Special emphasis should be noted with Joris Hoefnagel [1542-1600] who was one of the most significant contributors to the Civitates. Show less
par N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roy pour vingt Ans." Appears in: Cartes générales de toutes les... Show morepar N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roy pour vingt Ans." Appears in: Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde ... / par le sieur Sanson d'Abbéville. Paris : Chez P. Mariette, 1658. (Map no. 20). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00916 Print Map Item-ID: i11402404 BIB-ID: 1172583 Show less
This is an antique map and view of the town of Oran / Algeria (Oran Munita Urbs et Comodus Ports in Ora Maritima Barbariae et Proprie in Regno... Show moreThis is an antique map and view of the town of Oran / Algeria (Oran Munita Urbs et Comodus Ports in Ora Maritima Barbariae et Proprie in Regno Telensin), Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1750.This splendid plan typifies the style and format of a series of birds-eye plans and panoramic profiles of major cities and ports published in Germany during the eighteenth century. At top is a map of the coastline showing the fortifications of the Algerian port of Oran at the bottom is a coastal view with a fleet of ships in the foreground. The chart is richly embellished with a large allegorical title cartouche featuring Zeus and his entourage. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00252 Print Map Item-ID: i11400596 BIB-ID: 1845451 Matthäus Seutter (1678-1756) was born in 1678, the son of a goldsmith, in Augsburg. In 1697 Seutter began his studies in Nuremberg and subsequently worked in the publishing house of Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg. In 1710, he established his own publishing house and print shop. The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps, atlases and globes. However, very few original maps were printed there as Augsburg at that time had no university and no connection to the fields of mathematics or the natural sciences. Seutter therefore copied the work of other cartographers, making his own engravings based on their models, with over 500 maps produced in his studio. Seutter's most well-known works are the 1725 "Geographical Atlas or an Accurate Depiction of the Whole World" ("Atlas Geographicus oder Accurate Vorstellung der ganzen Welt") with 46 maps, the 1734 "Large Atlas" ("Grosser Atlas") with 131 maps, and the 1744 pocket atlas "Small Atlas" ("Atlas minor") with 64 maps. Matthäus Seutter died in 1756 and his son Albrecht Karl, his son-in-law, conrad Tobias Lotter, and his business partner, Johann Michael Probst, ran the printing business for five more years. Show less
Copperplate. From: Mallet, Alain Manesson. Description de l'univers, Paris, 1683. T.II, p.185 "De l'Asie figure LXXX" A map of Arabian peninsula,... Show moreCopperplate. From: Mallet, Alain Manesson. Description de l'univers, Paris, 1683. T.II, p.185 "De l'Asie figure LXXX" A map of Arabian peninsula, well detailed but there is presence of great number of rivers and Lakes. Mountains spans all over the North of the Peninsula. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00262 Print Map Item-ID: i11400626 BIB-ID: 1172405 Show less
par M. Bonne, ingénieur-hydrographe de la marine ; André, sculp. The map covers the Arabian peninsula with border. André Sculp.[low.margin. r.h.]. Re... Show morepar M. Bonne, ingénieur-hydrographe de la marine ; André, sculp. The map covers the Arabian peninsula with border. André Sculp.[low.margin. r.h.]. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro and Paris. From: Bonne's Atlas encyclopédique : contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age ..., vol. 2., p. 85. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00304 Print Map Item-ID: i11400766 BIB-ID: 1172419 Show less
Appears in: Isolario, descrittione geografico-historica, sacro-profana ... di tutte l'isole ... del globo terracqueo / del P. maestro Vincenzo... Show moreAppears in: Isolario, descrittione geografico-historica, sacro-profana ... di tutte l'isole ... del globo terracqueo / del P. maestro Vincenzo Coronelli, 1696. Parte II, p. 113. At head of page: Isolario del P. Coronelli. Includes a decorative circle of text in lower left which is encircled with the statement: Auvertimento alli nauigli che partono da Goa per andare al Capo di Buona Speranza per il di Fuori di Madagascar. Appears to have been struck from the engraving plate for a globe gore. In upper right: 113. On verso: incomplete text. At upper right: 114. Annotated in pencil in lower right: Coronelli - 1691. This map is on a sheet which has been removed from an unidentified volume of Isolario. The sheet has been torn below the map to include only two lines of text; the remaining text is missing. This segment of globe gore covers the region from Oman to the Western part of India. Quest'è l'autico,sentiero secondo le relazioni. [cart. italian text.]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00314 Print Map Item-ID: i11400833 BIB-ID: 1172426 Show less
This is the second map of the Arabian Peninsula ever printed, preceded only by the Bologna edition of Ptolemy in 1477. It is an Important early map... Show moreThis is the second map of the Arabian Peninsula ever printed, preceded only by the Bologna edition of Ptolemy in 1477. It is an Important early map of the Arabian peninsula and adjoining regions, which first appeared in the 1478 Rome edition of Ptolemys "Geography" created under the direction of Conrad Swenheym who apprenticed with Guttenberg, and published after Swenheyms death in 1477 by Arnold Buckinck. The present map in an excellent example of Cornad Swenheyms finely engraved map of Arabia based upon Ptolemy. As noted by Rodney Shirley, "The new copper plates engraved at Rome for the 1478 edition of Ptolemys "Geography" are much superior in clarity and craftsmanship to those of the Bologna edition. There is evidence that work on the Rome edition had been started in 1473 or 1474, and several of the plates may well have been engraved before those printed by Taddeo Crivelli at Bologna in 1477, many consider the Rome plates to be the finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerhard Mercator engraved his classical world atlas of 1578, Conrad Swehnheyms 1478 edition of Ptolemys work is also of tremendous importance as the first set of maps to employ the "punched letter" printing process. The map includes the towns of Medina "Lathrippa", and the archeological sites of Zubarah "Catara", and Al-Dur "Domana". The run of the edition is not known, but it is considered to be scarce, and is therefore rare and important. Until the 1477 edition was definitively dated, the 1478 edition was believed to be the first ever printed atlas. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00190 Print Map Item-ID: i11401692 BIB-ID: 1845437 Claudius Ptolemaeus (circa 100circa 170) was an influential mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer and also a poet. He was a Greek-Roman citizen and lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Ptolemy was famous for a number of discoveries, out of which the most famous was a theory which expounded that the earth was the center of the universe. The term "geocentric" came to being from this theory. His achievements were considered paramount during his time and quite a number of astronomers followed it religiously (especially the Greeks), until the 17th century. Later on, the works of Ptolemy evoked more controversies and arguments than any other mathematician or geographer. Even though many of his theories were proven to be incorrect, he was among the early astronomers and mathematicians who contributed a great deal to mathematics, geography and astronomy. Show less
This Latin text Arabian Peninsula map was published in Europe in the 16th century. This map is from the 1525 edition, which was published in... Show moreThis Latin text Arabian Peninsula map was published in Europe in the 16th century. This map is from the 1525 edition, which was published in Argentoragi [i.e. Strasbourg]. This is important early map of the Middle East from the works of Claudius Ptolemy, and nice example map of the Arabian Peninsula, Persian Gulf and adjoining regions. This map was made by Copper plate engraving and letters are given around the edge for reference to the gazetteer. Map of the Arabian Peninsula. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margins: climatic and latitudinal notes. Descriptive text within ornamental borders on verso. Appears in the author's Geographia, translated by Willibald Pirckheimer, with annotations by Joannes Regiomontanus. Argentoragi [i.e. Strasbourg] : Iohannes Grieningerus, communibus Iohannis Koberger impensis excudebat, anno a Christi Natiuitate 1525 tertio Kal[endas] Apriles. Published in Strasbourg. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00164 Print Map Item-ID: i11401618 BIB-ID: 1842115 Show less