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Cartographer: Bernardo Sylvanus
Title: : Sexta Asiae Tabula
Date: 1511 Size: 21 x 14 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Beautiful early classical map of the Peninsula on two sheets joined. The first map printed in two colours with red type over black woodblock.
Map Ref: MEAST3739

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Cartographer: Martin Waldseemuller
Title: : Sexta Asie Tabvla
Date: 1513 Size: 22 x 13 inches
Published: Strasbourg
Description: RARE Ptolemaic woodcut map of Arabia by Martin Waldseemuller, the man who named America, from the 1513 edition of Ptolemy's "Geographia". Old hand-colour.
Map Ref: MEAST2873

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Cartographer: Claudius Ptolemy
Title: : Tabula Sexta Asiae [Arabia]
Date: 1541 Size: 19 x 11 inches
Published: Vienne
Description: Ptolemaic woodcut map of Arabia from the 1541 edition Cladius Ptolemy's "Geographia" with maps by Laurent Fries and published by Gaspar Treschel.
Map Ref: MEAST2786

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Cartographer: Sebastian Munster
Title: : Tabula Asiae VI
Date: 1571 Size: 14 x 11 inches
Published: Basel
Description: Early woodcut Ptolemaic map of Arabia based on classical sources.
Map Ref: MEAST3717

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Cartographer: Girolamo Ruscelli
Title: : Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola
Date: 1574 Size: 10 x 8 inches
Published: Venice
Description: One of the earliest available modern maps of Arabia. Published by Ruscelli in his 1574 edition of Ptolemy's "Geographia". Elegant copper-engraving with stippled sea.
Map Ref: MEAST4305

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Cartographer: Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Title: : Mare Arabicum et Indicum
Date: c. 1599 Size: 21 x 15 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: The Indian Ocean in superb original colour. Important for the mapping of the Arabian Peninsula. Framed.
Map Ref: MEAST3630

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Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Arabia
Date: 1616 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Miniature map of the Arabian Peninsula based on classical geography and Portuguese sources. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST3833

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Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Descriptio Regni Ormuzii
Date: 1616 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early miniature map of the Gulf highlighting known settlements in Persia and Arabia. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST3943

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Cartographer: Giovanni Antonio Magini
Title: : Tabula Asiae VI
Date: 1617 Size: 7 x 5 inches
Published: Arnhem
Description: This beautiful miniature copper-engraved map of Arabia was engraved by Girolamo Porro for a 1596 edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia', with text by Magini. It was reissued by Jansson in 1617. Latin verso text.
Map Ref: MEAST4388

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Cartographer: Nicolas & Guillaume Sanson
Title: : Carte de Trois Arabies
Date: 1654 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Important early map of the Arabian Peninsula showing a new delineation of the coast. One of the first maps to name Oman. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4289

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Cartographer: Jan Blaeu
Title: : Arabia
Date: c. 1663 Size: 20 x 16 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Magnificent Dutch Golden Age map of the Arabian Peninsula divided into classical Arabia Petraea, Deserta and Felix. Features French text on verso and superb original hand colour. [Framed]
Map Ref: MEAST4257

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Cartographer: Olfert Dapper
Title: : Nova Totius Arabiae Foelicis Petraeae et Desertae Descriptio
Date: c. 1670 Size: 14 x 12 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Scarce map showing Arabia based on Portuguese and Dutch surveys. The map is embellished with several ships emphasising the trading nature of the region as well as a cartouche featuring a camel and an elephant. Coloured
Map Ref: MEAST4237

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Cartographer: Alain Manesson Mallet
Title: : La Mecque
Date: 1683 Size: 4 x 6 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Charming early bird's eye view of Mecca. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST3660

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Cartographer: Alain Manesson Mallet
Title: : Ancienne Arabie
Date: 1683 Size: 4 x 6 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Attractive miniature copper-engraved map of ancient Arabia. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST3495

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Cartographer: Alain Manesson Mallet
Title: : Arabie
Date: 1683 Size: 4 x 6 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Charming early miniature map of Arabia with a decorative title cartouche composed of two rather unusual dragons. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST4325

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Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : A New Map of Arabia
Date: 1688 Size: 6 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Early miniature map of Arabia, the Gulf and surrounding countries with descriptive English text. Coloured.
Map Ref: MEAST3728

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