Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Entire Middle East category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1755 Postlethwayte Four Part Map of Turkey, Arabia, Persia, India and Tartary

A curious and uncommon four panel wall map 1755 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the English publisher M. Postlethwayte. Published in four separate panels, this map can be either joined as a single massive map as assembled, as above, in separate panels. As a whole the map centers on Persia, covering from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. Postlethwayte derived this map from the influential French cartographer J. B. B. This is an uncommon 1588 Ptolemaic map of Persia issued for Girolamo Ruscelli's Italian edition of the Geografia di Tolomeo . Cartographically Ruscelli based this map on interpretations of Claudius Ptolemy's Geographica by Bernard Sylvanus and Sebastian Munster. The map covers the regions between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, or what is today eastern Iraq and western Iran. An absolutely stunning 1682 first state of Keur and Stoopendaal's map of the Holy Land, Israel, or Palestine. This map, from Keur's important Dutch Bible of 1687, is oriented to west and covers from the Nile Delta, Cairo and Memphis, Egypt, across the Red Sea and along the Mediterranean Coast as far north as Sidon and Tyre (Lebanon), and further inland, Palmyra. A monumental and highly detailed 1786 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the Austrian cartographer F. A. Scharembl. Centered on Persia, this map covers from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. Schraembl derived this map from the influential French cartographer J. B. B. d'Anville's similar map of 1751, which here has been re-engraved, updated, and translated into German. A charming c. 1850 map, chart, and chronological guide to the Holy Land issued by C. W. Leonard. Following the schemata devised by Bishop Ussher of Ireland this chart illustrates the history of the Bible from October 23, 4004 BC, the supposed exact date of Creation. At the center of the chart is an overview map of the Mediterranean basin covering from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Caspian Sea and from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf. An unusual and beautiful 1823 manuscript map of Persia and Afghanistan (Iran) in antiquity. The map generally follows the historical atlas work of the English cartographer James Wyld however is a fully independent and unique hand rendered production. The manuscript geographical data and detail throughout is altogether outstanding and completed in a fine hand adept at decorative text and the rendering of rivers and mountains. A fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Greece, Italy, Asia Minor and Lower Egypt in antiquity. The map is divided into two parts: The upper map covers the countries traveled by St. Paul, which include Italy, Greece and the Balkans and Asia Minor south as far as Arabia and Egypt. The lower map covers Arabia and Egypt and follows the journeys of the Israelites, including Egypt, centered on the Nile River, and extending south as far as Hermopolis. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Turkey in Asia and the Caucuses. Like most of Colton's Asia maps, this map was derived from an earlier wall map of the world produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Covers from the Crimea south to the Nile Delta, west as far as the Aegean, and east to the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. This is Karl von Spruner�s 1854 map of the Arabia, Afghanistan, and Persia. The map covers from the Red Sea to Afghanistan and from the Caspian Sea to the horn of Africa and Northern India. Two inset maps on the lower right corner detail Al Jazeera (a region now part of northwestern Iraq) and Iraq. When this map was made most of the region was dominated by the Ottoman hegemony. The whole is rendered in finely engraved detail exhibiting throughout the fine craftsmanship of the Perthes firm. An uncommon and extremely attractive 1852 map of the Empire of Alexander the Great. The map covers from Alexander�s homeland in Macedonia eastwards past Asia Minor and Persia as far as India and south to include Egypt. Both the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (Pontus Euxin) are included. Throughout, the map identifies various cities, towns, rivers and assortment of additional topographical details. A fine example of the 1730 Covens and Mortier issue of Guillaume de L'Isle's important 1707 map of Arabia, Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia. Centered on the Red Sea and the Nile Valley, this extraordinary Map covers from the Bight of Benin and the Kingdom of Tunis (Tunisia) eastward as far as the Persian Gulf, inclusive of modern day Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Cyprus, et al. This is a rare example of Aaron Arrowsmith's 1828 map of Syria. Centered on Syria, covers from Asia Minor to Egypt and Cyprus. During this time in history, Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire and was largely ignored by world affairs. The map shows the administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire which include the Pachalic of Gaza, Pachalic of Acre, Pachalic of Tripoli, Pachalic of Aleppo, Pachalic of Damascus and Al Gezira with many towns and cities. An unusual 1712 map of the Middle East in antiquity by Edward Wells of Oxford. Covers from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf and from Cyprus to the Caspian Sea. Includes the modern day countries of Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. A decorative title cartouche appears in the lower right quadrant. This is a splendid early example of Bastiaan Stoopendaal and Jacob Keur�s c. 1730 map of Canaan (Israel or Palestine). Oriented to the west, this map covers the Holy Land from the Mediteranean to just beyond the Jordan River. This map purports to illustrate the Holy Land as it appeared at the time of Jesus Christ; however, numerous elements from earlier periods have been inherited from Stoopendaal�s various source maps. This is a gorgeously colored c. 1790 map that purports to show the colonies of the descendants of Ham. Ham appears in Genesis where he is of the sons of Noah. Following the flood Ham walks into Noah�s tent and sees his sleeping father naked. When Noah awoke and heard of this misdeed he curses Ham and his descendants � who settled in Egypt and the near east. This map covers from from Mauritania in the west to Arabia and Persia in the east, Italy in the north and Ethiopia in the south. This is Karl von Spruner�s 1865 map, Orbis Terrarum Regni Assyrii Tempore, or, The World at the Time of the Assyrian Empire. The map features six inserts: (from left to right) Egypt and Ethiopia, the Pyramids, The Pyramids at Memphis (Gaza), Thebes, Nineveh, with particular focus on the capital, and the world as known to the Hebrew peoples. Map focuses on modern day Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Turkey, Saudia Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. This is an 1839 C.V. Monin map of the Dispersal of the Hebrew Peoples After the Flood. This beautifully drawn map covers the lands occupied by the modern day countries of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel and Iraq. The travels the sons of Noah are indicated by color: the descendants of Sem (Shem) in red, the descendants of Ham in blue, and Japhet (Japheth) in green. Minor topographical detail shown, such as mountain ranges, and major cities labeled. An uncommon map of the Sinai Peninsula by the classical scholar and cartographer H. Kiepert. Covers from the Red Sea to the Arabian Peninsula. This map is based on the 1838 travels of E. Robinson and E. Smith in this area. Robinson and Smith, in search of unidentified Biblical sites, traveled throughout the Middle East but most particularly in modern day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. An unusual and attractive 1658 map of the Indian Ocean, or Erythraean Sea, as it was in antiquity. Composed by Jan Jansson after a similar 1597 map published by A. Ortelius in his Parergon . Covers from Egypt and the Nile valley eastward past Arabia and India, to Southeast Asia and Java. Cartographically, India, Arabia, and Africa roughly correspond to the conventions of the period. Southeast Asia is less recognizable, but the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java are clearly noted. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of north eastern Africa. Covers from the Mediterranean south as far as Mount Kenya, west as far as Tripoli, and east to include most of Arabia. This is one of the first American map to depict Mount Kenya. Shows the explorations of that Arab explorer Mohammad Ali in search of the source of the White Nile.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1755 Postlethwayte Four Part Map of Turkey, Arabia, Persia, India and Tartary