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
Historical geography, Historical geography--Maps, Civilization, Ancient--Maps, Civilization, Ancient--Maps--Early works to 1800, Civilization, Historical geography--Maps, Maps, Maps, G7420 1635 .B5
This is a decorative and detailed map of Persia by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, The map was published in Amsterdam and is dated 1635. The map Persia... Show moreThis is a decorative and detailed map of Persia by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, The map was published in Amsterdam and is dated 1635. The map Persia extending from the Eastern Mediterranean to Tacalistan and the Indus River with the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf in the South and Caspian and Tartaria in the North. The focus on the map is on Persia, but includes areas of present day Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Hundreds of towns and cities are noted as well as rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges. A decorative title cartouche shows three Persian gentlemen, two of which hold a spear and sword also a sailing ship roams the Arabian Sea. [Willem Janszoon Blaeu]. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in: Novus Atlas, das ist Abbildung vnd Beschreibung von allen Ländern des Erdreichs, gantz vernewt vnd verbessert. Amsterdam, 1635. 2 v. (v.2, map no. 183). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00241 Print Map Item-ID: i11400559 BIB-ID: 1843971 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
conatibus D. Robert de Vaugondy geographii regii; El. Haussard fecit. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially Inset map showing part of northern India ... Show moreconatibus D. Robert de Vaugondy geographii regii; El. Haussard fecit. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially Inset map showing part of northern India Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00026 Print Map Item-ID: i17065409 BIB-ID: 1525200 Show less
[d'Après de Mannevillette]. Number 27. In : "Neptune oriental" / Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Après de Mannevillette, Paris : Malassis, 1775 d'après... Show more[d'Après de Mannevillette]. Number 27. In : "Neptune oriental" / Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Après de Mannevillette, Paris : Malassis, 1775 d'après National maritime museum cat., vol. 3, p. 224. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00034 Print Map Item-ID: i17065434 BIB-ID: 1525203 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
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
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
The celebrated Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercatorrendition of Ptolemys map of Arabia based on his important Geographia. The map, a copperplate... Show moreThe celebrated Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercatorrendition of Ptolemys map of Arabia based on his important Geographia. The map, a copperplate engraving, shows the entirety of the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Africa and Persia. Details of the topography of the interior are almost completely fanciful though the place names having been based upon reports of travelers and traders are of great historical interest. Among these place names is Qatar given as Catara. [Gerard Merkator]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00175 Print Map Item-ID: i2066168x BIB-ID: 1842141 Show less
