Subject: Arabia
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication: Histoire Universelle
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.5 x 9.1 inches
34.3 x 23.1 cm
This handsome map of the Arabian Peninsula is based on Carsten Niebuhr's travels with the Danish Arabia expedition (1761-67). The map extends to show Beirut, Damascus, the Holy Land, Cairo, the Nile, and southern Persia, but most of the detail is concentrated on the peninsula. There are plenty of place names and nice topographical detail. Two distance scales are enclosed in the simple block title cartouche at bottom left.
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Condition: B+
Issued folding, now flat, with minor soiling, a small abrasion at left, and a hint of offsetting. A chip in the top right corner has been repaired with archival materials, with a portion of the neatline and border replaced in facsimile.