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
Old color example of Ortelius' map of the Middle East, from Egypt to modern-day Iraq, prominently featuring the Arabian Peninsula, and extending... Show moreOld color example of Ortelius' map of the Middle East, from Egypt to modern-day Iraq, prominently featuring the Arabian Peninsula, and extending north of the Mediterranean from Turkey across Greece to Italy. Extracted from map of Asia in 1567 edition of Ortelius previous map, but this map with more detail based on Ortelius own map of Asia, which was in turn derived from Giacomo Gastaldis Il Disegno della Seconda Parte dellAsia (1561), for the Arabian detail. A description of the Ormus region is given in a blank space in Persia. Considered to be far superior to all previous maps of Asia, as it was informed by the published travels of Marco Polo, which appeared in Ramusios Navigationi et Viaggi (1550-59). Ortelius map features the Arabian Peninsula prominently and shows lands surrounding the eastern Mediterranean, with Italy in the northwest, southward to the east coast of Africa. The coastlines are fairly accurate, but the interiors are less defined and many of the rivers, lakes and mountain ranges bear mythological names from antiquity. The seas are richly embellished with sailing ships, with a great monster in the Black Sea. Latin text on verso, Abraham Ortelius map of the Middle East, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean is the best known of all the 16th-century maps of the Ottoman Empire. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00059 Print Map Item-ID: i11401424 BIB-ID: 1789994 Show less
Henricus F. ab Langren Sculpsit. In Latin and Dutch Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00023 Print Map Item-ID: i17065380 BIB-ID: 1525198 Show moreHenricus F. ab Langren Sculpsit. In Latin and Dutch Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00023 Print Map Item-ID: i17065380 BIB-ID: 1525198 Show less
descriptio per F. de Wit. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00025 Print Map Item-ID: i17065392 BIB-ID:... Show moredescriptio per F. de Wit. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00025 Print Map Item-ID: i17065392 BIB-ID: 1525199 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00036 Print Map Item-ID: i17065458 BIB-ID: 1525205 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00036 Print Map Item-ID: i17065458 BIB-ID: 1525205 Show less
This map summarizes Ptolemaic cartography of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the sixth in a sequence of 12 maps of Asia as described by the 2nd... Show moreThis map summarizes Ptolemaic cartography of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the sixth in a sequence of 12 maps of Asia as described by the 2nd century Egyptian cartographer, Claudius Ptolemy. Relief shown pictorially. Latin text and page no. on verso: Arabiam Felicem ... 22. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00039 Print Map Item-ID: i1706546x BIB-ID: 1525206 Show less
Beniamin Wright cælator. Small map of island of Borneo with pictorialpresentation of forest and buildings.Compass roses at the sea. Main Heritage... Show moreBeniamin Wright cælator. Small map of island of Borneo with pictorialpresentation of forest and buildings.Compass roses at the sea. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01238 Print Map Item-ID: i1140453x BIB-ID: 1172796 Copy at 1858.a.1.(2.). First (of 2) plate between pp.[72]-73/sig. L. Uk Show less
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
