"Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio", Wit, Frederick de

This splendid map of the Middle East covers the region from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan with the Arabian peninsula prominently shown. The detail in Arabia is based on Sanson's map of 1654, one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures, animals, and a merchant ship. A mapmaker works atop the scale of miles cartouche using dividers and other tools of the trade. This is the second state, published between 1671-76.

References: Ankary #77; Carhart (De Wit) #11.4; Tibbetts #121.

Condition: B

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a toned sheet with a few short centerfold separations that have been archivally repaired, and some tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.