Relief shown by hachures. Cartographer, place and date of publication from dealer's notes. Prime meridian: Ferro. Prime meridian computed from... Show moreRelief shown by hachures. Cartographer, place and date of publication from dealer's notes. Prime meridian: Ferro. Prime meridian computed from Greenwich. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00057 Print Map Item-ID: i17066657 BIB-ID: 1525331 Show less
This Detailed map example of the Turkish Empire at its height including territories in Balkans, Anatolia, Levant, North Africa, Extends from Sicily... Show moreThis Detailed map example of the Turkish Empire at its height including territories in Balkans, Anatolia, Levant, North Africa, Extends from Sicily and Italy in the West to the Black & Caspian Seas in the North and the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Saudi Arabia peninsula in the South and centered on Cyprus. Willem Janszoon started the map publishing business of the Blaeu family in Amsterdam in 1599. With the Mercator plates he acquired, he published Atlantis Appendix in 1630 and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum in 1635. After his death, his son Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673) published the Atlas Major which they have been working on. This Atlas is considered the most magnificent work of its kind. Relief shown pictorially. Bar scales given in "milliaria Germanica communia." Note in lower left hand corner indicates it was printed by Jan Jansson Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00033 Print Map Item-ID: i11401370 BIB-ID: 1787640 Show less
Sr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map I... Show moreSr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map Item-ID: i11405090 BIB-ID: 1172852 Place names in French. Show less
From Monsr. D. Anville ... with additions ... Niebuhr. On verso, no."39." Monsr. D'ANVILLE, Geographer to the most christian King with addition and... Show moreFrom Monsr. D. Anville ... with additions ... Niebuhr. On verso, no."39." Monsr. D'ANVILLE, Geographer to the most christian King with addition and improvements from Mr. Niebuhr. LONDON. Published by Laurie & Whittle.. [cart. up r. h.]. Borders of Arabia Deserta & Felix. Scale: Great Arabian miles about 50 to a Degree, 250. Great Parasanges or Persian Leagues about 17 to a degree, 100. Sea Leagues 20 to a Degree, 80. British Miles about 69,1/2 to a Degree, 300. [cart low l. h. Map no: 80(hl) Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00080 Print Map Item-ID: i23183019 BIB-ID: 1172489 Show less
خريطة لشبة الجزيرة العربية لرسام الخرايط الالماني كرستوفر فايجل (Christopher Weigel)، وقام بنشرها سنة 1720م بنورمبيرج بالمانيا، وتظهر في الخريطة... Show moreخريطة لشبة الجزيرة العربية لرسام الخرايط الالماني كرستوفر فايجل (Christopher Weigel)، وقام بنشرها سنة 1720م بنورمبيرج بالمانيا، وتظهر في الخريطة العربية السعيدة والعربية البتراء، كما تتضمن مناطق من بلاد النهرين وفلسطين وبلاد فارس والحبشة ومصر، وتعتمد الخريطة على نفس اسماء المدن والقبايل التي استخدمها بطليموس في خرايطة، وتركز الخريطة على الاجزاء الوسطى والشرقية من شبة الجزيرة العربية، وتظهر الخريطة بعض الجزر القريبة من البحرين، وتذكر قطر على الخريطة باسم"كتارا" لكن ليس بشكل دقيق من حيث الموقع والشكل، والخريطة ملونة ويحتوي اطار الخريطة على عدد تسع قطع من النقود المعدنية المزخرفة. Christ. Weigelium. Qatar is present as the placename "Catara" Relief shown pictiorially Covers: 60°-91°E. 10°-35°N. Map of Arabian peninsula showing Arabia Felix, Deserta and Petraea. Other regions are Palestine, Mesopotamia, Chaldea, Persia, Aegyptus and Aethiopia. Big number of towns are marked in the peninsula. 9 vignettes Coins are shown in the title cartouche. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01045 Print Map Item-ID: i11404309 BIB-ID: 1531372 Show less
Inset map: North Africa. The map covers the Turkish Empire Possibly an Amsterdam editioin of Jaillot's version of the original Sanson map Main... Show moreInset map: North Africa. The map covers the Turkish Empire Possibly an Amsterdam editioin of Jaillot's version of the original Sanson map Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00003 Print Map Item-ID: i1140131x BIB-ID: 1172474 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
Relief shown pictorially. A 1662 Latin map of Arabia, a copy of an earlier map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Original copy is hand-colored... Show moreRelief shown pictorially. A 1662 Latin map of Arabia, a copy of an earlier map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Original copy is hand-colored double-page engraved map with large pictorial cartouche depecting figures, camels, and ships. One of the first maps to show internal features of the Arabian Peninsula. Mountains are depicted, oases denoted by trees, and points used to indicate pearl deposits in the Arabian Gulf. Dotted lines to show international borders. The Red Sea is denoted by three Latin names: Mare Rubrum, Mare Mecca, and Sinus Arabicus (Arabian Gulf) ; Sinus Persicus, and Mare Elcatif (al-Qatif Sea) for the Persian Gulf. LC copy imperfect: Annotated in pencil "From Bleau. Geographia quae est Cosmographia Blaviana, Amsterdam, 1662?" Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01042 Print Map Item-ID: i11402854 BIB-ID: 1172628 Show less
Cartographer was possibly Giacomo Gastaldi Map printed on 10 sheets pasted together Hajji Ahmed is probably a pseudonym, possibly of Michele Membré... Show moreCartographer was possibly Giacomo Gastaldi Map printed on 10 sheets pasted together Hajji Ahmed is probably a pseudonym, possibly of Michele Membré and Nicolò Cambi. Relief shown pictorially Text states the map was translated into Turkish in 967 (Oct. 1559 to Sept. 1560). One of 11 known surviving copies of the 24 impressions printed in 1795 from six woodcut blocks when found in the archives of the Council of Ten in Venice. Includes ill., including 2 celestial hemispheres and an illustration of an armillary sphere. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00480 Print Map Item-ID: i24443451 BIB-ID: 2523239 Show less
Communication, Communication--Egypt--Nile River Delta--Maps, Communication
Inset map of Faiyum and Beni Suef. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00110 Print Map Item-ID: i11403378 BIB-ID: 1172680 Show moreInset map of Faiyum and Beni Suef. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00110 Print Map Item-ID: i11403378 BIB-ID: 1172680 Show less
