Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Arabian Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
Relief shown by soundings. "Longitude ouest du meridien de Greenwich. Echelle de lieues." " voyages, de M' de pages. Pl 4o." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreRelief shown by soundings. "Longitude ouest du meridien de Greenwich. Echelle de lieues." " voyages, de M' de pages. Pl 4o." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00044 Print Map Item-ID: i17065495 BIB-ID: 1525209 In French. Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, North--Maps--Early works to 1800, Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps, G8220 1606 .M4
Highly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador... Show moreHighly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador, Canary Islands and Madeira, north to the Spanish Coast with beautiful original coloring. This map in the upper left corner shows Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The map was published in the so called "Mercator-Hondius Atlas" by Jodocus Hondius and based upon a map by Gerhard Mercator. The engraver Pieter van der Keere was a Dutch engraver, publisher and globe maker. Hondius republished in the "Mercator-Hondius Atlas", that is now known as one of the most famous atlases from the early 17th century. The Mercator's maps were re-engraved by van der Keere in his distinguished style. Copper engraving. Relief shown pictorially. Title, inset and scale bars in decorative cartouches.Title cartouche has a lion head at top. Embellished with two sailing ships and a sea monster. Inset at top left: Penōn de Velez, high angle pictorial view showing the rock fortress and sailing vessels. Includes two scale bars which read, "Hispanicarum leucarum" and "Milliaria Germanica communia." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00239 Print Map Item-ID: i11400535 BIB-ID: 1843966 Map title and placenames in Latin. Text on verso in French. Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, North--Maps--Early works to 1800, Maps, Maps, Maps, Maps, G8220 1606 .M4
Highly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador... Show moreHighly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador, Canary Islands and Madeira, north to the Spanish Coast with beautiful original coloring. This map in the upper left corner shows Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The map was published in the so called "Mercator-Hondius Atlas" by Jodocus Hondius and based upon a map by Gerhard Mercator. The engraver Pieter van der Keere was a Dutch engraver, publisher and globe maker. Hondius republished in the "Mercator-Hondius Atlas", that is now known as one of the most famous atlases from the early 17th century. The Mercator's maps were re-engraved by van der Keere in his distinguished style. Copper engraving. Relief shown pictorially. Title, inset and scale bars in decorative cartouches.Title cartouche has a lion head at top. Embellished with two sailing ships and a sea monster. Inset at top left: Penōn de Velez, high angle pictorial view showing the rock fortress and sailing vessels. Includes two scale bars which read, "Hispanicarum leucarum" and "Milliaria Germanica communia." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00239 Print Map Item-ID: i11400535 BIB-ID: 1843966 Map title and placenames in Latin. Text on verso in French. Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Arabian Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800, G7520 1740 .S3
هي خريطة توضح الساحل العربي باللون الاحمر، وكذلك الساحل الفارسي، وتظهر في الخريطة التلال الرملية وبعض التفاصيل، وتظهر سيناء في الخريطة على شكل مثلث... Show moreهي خريطة توضح الساحل العربي باللون الاحمر، وكذلك الساحل الفارسي، وتظهر في الخريطة التلال الرملية وبعض التفاصيل، وتظهر سيناء في الخريطة على شكل مثلث، والخليج الفارسي يظهر عريض جداً وممتداً الى الشمال، وذكر اسم قطر في الخريطة باسم كاتارا، والخريطة باللغة الفرنسية ونشرت عام1759م. J. V. Schley. Prime meridian: Ferro. Depths shown by shading. Appears in: Histoire générale des voyages / Antoine-François Prevost. 1747-67. Vol. 1. Includes note. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01036 Print Map Item-ID: i23299745 BIB-ID: 1172623 Map in French and Deutsch. Christophe Daniel Ebeling Collection, no.4010. Gift of Israel Thorndike, 1818. MaCbHMC Show less