Geography, Medieval, الجغرافيا العربية, الجغرافيا الطبيعية, الأرض, Geography, Arab, وصف ورحلات, Description and travel, DS327.6 .I26 2014
The journeys of Abū l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal, who might have been a merchant, took him to North Africa, Spain and the southern edge of the Sahara (947-51... Show moreThe journeys of Abū l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal, who might have been a merchant, took him to North Africa, Spain and the southern edge of the Sahara (947-51), Egypt, Armenia and Azerbaijan (c. 955), the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Khuzistan, and Iran (961-69), Khwarazm and Transoxania (c. 969), and Sicily (973). By about 988 CE the final version of Ibn Ḥawqal's Kitāb Ṣūrat al-arḍ was ready. It is effectively both a continuation and an update of al-Istakhri's Kitab al-Masalik wa-al-mamalik and is also known under that same title. Ibn Ḥawqal transformed what was meant as a commentary on a series of maps into a work in its own right, which also included remarks on various countries or peoples bordering on the Islamic world, e.g. the Turks, the Khazars, the towns of southern Italy, the Sudanese and the Nubians. Although he owed much to al-Istakhri;s work, Ibn Ḥawqal aimed to place the text firmly within his own period. He took great care to depict a region precisely in the state and at the date that he himself had seen it, with occasional references to the distant or more recent past. This is particularly true of the notes on economic matters, which form a complete break with convention. Ibn Ḥawqal was the only Arab geographer of the period who really sketched a vivid picture of production. تأليف ابي القاسم بن حوقل النصيبي = Viae et regna : descriptio ditionis Moslemicae / auctore Abu'l-Kásim Ibn Haukal ; edidit M.J. de Goeje. "M.J. de Goeje's classic edition (1873)." Main Heritage Compact General DS327.6 .I26 2014 Reference Item-ID: i22369144 BIB-ID: 1886540 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
excud: Christoph: Weigelio. "Sic Notantue" giving four types of town, to of ecclesiastical centres and universities. Covers 41°-97°E. 14°-51°N. A... Show moreexcud: Christoph: Weigelio. "Sic Notantue" giving four types of town, to of ecclesiastical centres and universities. Covers 41°-97°E. 14°-51°N. A reduction of the Homann or Visscher map. Has the cartouche and the key note. [low r. h.] Scale: Milliaria Germanica,150.[low. cent.] Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00406 Print Map Item-ID: i11401138 BIB-ID: 1172456 Show less
in lucem edita a Matth. Seuttero, s. Caes. maj. geographo aug. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum gratia et privil. S.R.I. Vicari atg., in partibg. Rheni... Show morein lucem edita a Matth. Seuttero, s. Caes. maj. geographo aug. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum gratia et privil. S.R.I. Vicari atg., in partibg. Rheni, Suevice, et juris Franconici." Has watermark. Includes ornamental cartouche and text. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00362 Print Map Item-ID: i11401035 BIB-ID: 1172446 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
Descriptive text in French on verso Relief shown pictorially Inset map top righthand corner of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Main Heritage Compact General ... Show moreDescriptive text in French on verso Relief shown pictorially Inset map top righthand corner of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00652 Print Map Item-ID: i24500173 BIB-ID: 2621922 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00684 Print Map Item-ID: i24502315 BIB-ID: 2622072 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00684 Print Map Item-ID: i24502315 BIB-ID: 2622072 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Map is oriented with the west at the top Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00685 Print Map Item-ID: i24502327 BIB-ID: 2622073 Show moreRelief shown pictorially Map is oriented with the west at the top Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00685 Print Map Item-ID: i24502327 BIB-ID: 2622073 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Placenames on the map are in Latin and Spanish, descriptive text on verso in German Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00682 ... Show moreRelief shown pictorially Placenames on the map are in Latin and Spanish, descriptive text on verso in German Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00682 Print Map Item-ID: i24502273 BIB-ID: 2622070 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00683 Print Map Item-ID: i24502303 BIB-ID: 2622072 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00683 Print Map Item-ID: i24502303 BIB-ID: 2622072 Show less
