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.00073 Print Map Item-ID: i17065744 BIB-ID: 1525234 Show less
Asiae Tabula VI. [cart.]. Medius meridianus 84 relqui ad hunc inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13.27. Copper plate engraving. Letters are... Show moreAsiae Tabula VI. [cart.]. Medius meridianus 84 relqui ad hunc inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13.27. Copper plate engraving. Letters are given around the edge for reference to the gazetteer. This map is much more finely engraved and more accurately fitted to the tables, than any of the maps of the previous Ptolemy editions. Size: 31 x 46 cm. Published in 1578 and reprinted in 1584-1704. Latin. (Qatar name in map = Catara). See Tibbets no 40, though this is not the same Shows territorial divisions, rivers, and cities. Relief shown by illustrations of mountains. Based on Ptolemy's Geography. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00049 Print Map Item-ID: i17065549 BIB-ID: 2764263 Show less
Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00031 Print Map Item-ID: i11400390 BIB-ID: 1172382 Show moreMain Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00031 Print Map Item-ID: i11400390 BIB-ID: 1172382 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
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
Woodcut. From: Ptolemaeus, Claudius, Geographia, Strassburg, Johannes Grueninger, 1522. Edited by L. Frisius. Show moreWoodcut. From: Ptolemaeus, Claudius, Geographia, Strassburg, Johannes Grueninger, 1522. Edited by L. Frisius. Show less
Map was reprinted in 1520 using same woodcut blocks Relief shown pictorially From Waldseemuller and Ringmann's 1513 edition of Ptolemy's Geographia Ma... Show moreMap was reprinted in 1520 using same woodcut blocks Relief shown pictorially From Waldseemuller and Ringmann's 1513 edition of Ptolemy's Geographia Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00449 Print Map Item-ID: i24190366 BIB-ID: 2562117 Show less
Map of Arabian Peninsula without title seems to be copied from previous maps of Ptolemy.The tropic of Cancer is drawn as thick line crossing almost... Show moreMap of Arabian Peninsula without title seems to be copied from previous maps of Ptolemy.The tropic of Cancer is drawn as thick line crossing almost at the centre of the peninsula. Bastard ghotic lettering used. Map of the Arabian Peninsula. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. Appears in the author's Geographia, edited by Bernard Sylvanus. Venetiis : Per Iacobum Pentium de Leucho, anno Domini 1511. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01186 Print Map Item-ID: i11404413 BIB-ID: 1172784 Text in Latin. Show less
