http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/antiquemaprss.gif http://www.geographicus.com 144 30 Rare and Antique Map Gallery, New York City Our online antique map gallery is updated daily. This is our feed detailing the last rare antique maps added to the Entire Middle East category. http://www.geographicus.com en-us Geographicus Rare and Antique Maps Sat, 03 May 2014 04:01:16 GMT 10 Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Entire Middle East category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery. http://www.geographicus.com Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:12:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a fine 1835 map of Arabia and Persia by the important American mapmaker T. G. Bradford. Detailing the declining years of the Ottoman Empire, this map is centered on Persia, and covers from Suez east as far as the Gulf of Cambay and India and from Siberia south to the Gulf of Aden. It includes the modern day nations of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan along with parts of Pakistan and Kazakhstan. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersiaArabia-bradford-1835 200.00 USD Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:12:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is an unusual 1835 map of the Asian Turkey and the Caucuses by the important American mapmaker T. G. Bradford. It depicts the modern day Turkey, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Towns, rivers, mountains and various other important topographical details are noted. Mountains are rendered in profile and political and regional territories are color coded. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaucasianCountries-bradford-1835 175.00 USD Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:31:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Assyria-hughes-1867"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Assyria-hughes-1867-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An uncommon 1867 map of ancient Assyria and its neighboring countries by William Hughes. The map focuses on the lands between the Black Sea and the Caspian, commonly known as the Caucuses. It covers the modern day countries of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, eastern Turkey, Iran and Iraq. In antiquity, most of this region was part of the Armenian Empire or Greater Armenia, a vast area of land stretching from Cappadocia and the Mediterranean to the Caspian and as far south as Persia. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Assyria-hughes-1867>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Assyria-hughes-1867 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Assyria-hughes-1867 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Assyria-hughes-1867 100.00 USD Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:28:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a scarce 1782 map of Phoenicia or modern day Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and Israel or Palestine (Holy Land) by Jean- Baptiste-Claude Delisle de Sales. The map covers from southern Turkey to Palestine and inland as far as Mesopotamia. Several important ancient cities are identified with their ancient names. The map also notes rivers, lakes and other topographical features, with mountains rendered in profile. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPhoenicia-sales-1782 200.00 USD Tue, 07 May 2013 17:08:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/PersianGulf-anville-1776-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A scarce 1776 map of the Persian Gulf by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Essentially a nautical chart, this map covers from Basrah to the Straits of Hormuz. D'Anville prepared this map in 1758 to illustrate a lecture presented to the Paris Academie des Belles-Lettres regarding his speculations on the then little known geography of the Persian Gulf. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 550.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:05:27 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a splendid early example of Bastiaan Stoopendaal and Jacob Keur�s c. 1702 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1702 750.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:05:26 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An absolutely stunning 1702 map of the Holy Land, Israel, or Palestine by N. Visscher and D. Stoopendaal. This map, from Keur's important Dutch Bible of 1702, 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 href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PerigrinatiaeVeertich3-stoopendaal-1702 900.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:04:28 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A fine example of Laurie and Whittle�s 1794 nautical chart or maritime map of the southern half of the Red Sea, roughly from Mecca (Jeddah, Geddah), to the Bab el Mandeb Strait (Mocha, Yemen and Assab, Eretria). The map is oriented with east at the top. Though important to global trade, a combination of numerous reefs, an unwelcoming coastline, and unpredictable wind patterns restricted mapping and made navigating the Red Sea exceptionally dangerous for sailing vessels. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaMokaGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 950.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:04:27 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A fine example of Laurie and Whittle�s 1794 nautical chart or maritime map of the northern half of the Red Sea, roughly from Mecca (Jeddah, Geddah), to Suez. The map is oriented with east at the top. Though important to global trade, a combination of numerous reefs, an unwelcoming coastline, and unpredictable wind patterns made mapping and navigating the Red Sea exceptionally dangerous for sailing ships. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RedSeaSuezGeddah-lauriewhittle-1794 950.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:02:49 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An exceptionally scarce c. 1761 map of europe, North Aria, and the Middle east prepared by Desnos in 1761. Desnos drew this map to illustrate the world in the 'Fifth Age'. In Judeo-Christian tradition, this period covers from the foundation of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem to the termination of Jewish captivity in Babylon under Cyrus the Great. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SolmontoBabylon-desnos-1761 600.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:51:43 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-wyld-1823-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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 href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 500.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:50:05 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EgyptAsiaMinor-black-1851 100.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:49:44 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-colton-1856 150.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:36:58 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Canaan-stoopendaal-1730 750.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:19:23 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Turkey in Asia and the Caucuses. 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. Basically covers the mid 19th century claims of the Ottoman Empire, however, includes the modern nations of Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Israel or Palestine, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, with parts of adjacent Iran, Greece, Egypt and Ukraine. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyIraq-colton-1855 175.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:17:38 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A beautiful example of Finley's rare 1827 map of Turkey in Europe. Covers the European lands claimed by the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. This includes the modern day nations of Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Moldova. In Finley's classic minimalist style, this map identifies cities, forests, river systems, swamps and mountains. Color coded according to regional political boundaries. Title and scale in upper left quadrant. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyEurope-finley-1827 200.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:17:30 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A beautiful example of Finley's important 1827 map of Turkey in Asia. Covers the lands claimed by the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. These include the modern day nations of Turkey, Georgia, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Palestine and Israel. Shows the boundary between Europe and Asia. Offers color coding at the regional level. Title and scale in upper right quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas . <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-finely-1827 200.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:11:07 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An extremely attractive example of S. A. Mitchell Sr.�s 1853 map of Turkey in Asia. This map, made when the Ottoman Empire controlled much of the Middle East, covers what is today Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Ottoman provinces are color coded and numbered. An inset map in the lower left quadrant shows the environs of Constantinople (Istanbul). Surrounded by the green border common to Mitchell maps from the 1850s. Prepared by S. A. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 150.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:03:34 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Palestine-chambers-1845"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Palestine-chambers-1845-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is an 1845 Map of Palestine or Israel or the Holy Land. Depicts from the Dead Sea in the south to Tyre and Sidon on the north. Full of wonderful details referring to Biblical narrative. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Palestine-chambers-1845>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Palestine-chambers-1845 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Palestine-chambers-1845 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Palestine-chambers-1845 100.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:02:05 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-m-50"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-m-50-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This beautiful hand colored map is a lithographic engraving of Turkey in Asia, dating to 1850. Beautiful map depicts most of modern day nations of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Kuwait. There is a beautiful inset of the Environs of Constantinople or Istanbul. Produced by the legendary American map publisher S. A. Mitchell Sr. in conjunction with the Cowperthwait firm of Philadelphia, PA. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-m-50>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-m-50 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-m-50 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-m-50 150.00 USD