Chart of the Persian Gulf

Chart of the Persian Gulf Niebuhr, Carsten 1733-1815 cartographic map cartographic image Maps xx 1720 monographic c.1765 eng 1 map ; 23 x 33 cm Carsten Niebuhr PERSIAN GULF--[AFTER CARSTEN NIEBUHR] MANUSCRIPT MAP TITLED "CHART OF THE PERSIAN GULF BY CARSTEN NIEBUHR 1765", [C.1790S] 225 x 325mm., manuscript map in ink on paper, a few minor marginal spot CATALOGUE NOTE A DETAILED MAP OF THE GULF AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES, based on Niebuhr's map issued in the first English edition of his Travels through Arabia (Edinburgh, 1792). Niebuhr was a German cartographer and explorer who took part in the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition of 1761 to 1767. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00906 MS Map Item-ID: i25684139 BIB-ID: 2725823 Arabian Gulf Maps HC.MAP.2019.0002 aacr rda QAFCL 181209 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng