Middle East

  • Martin Waldseemüller:  Quarta Asiae Tabula

    Johannes Schott, Strasbourg, 1513

    Waldseemüller's scarce woodcut map of the Holy Land and the Middle East with Cyprus.Rare and early woodcut map of the the Holy Land and the Middle East by Martin Waldseemüller. Shows the...

    Quarta Asiae Tabula
    1513 - Martin Waldseemüller
    12052

    Antique woodcut map of the Holy Land with Cyprus. Printed in Strasbourg by Johannes Schott in 1513.

    5 800,00 €
  • Laurent Fries:  Tabula Nona Asia Continentur, Aria

    Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel, Vienne, 1541

    An early woodcut map of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the western part of India. With a small illustration of a king and title on verso.The origin of this Ptolemaic map is the first so called...

    Tabula Nona Asia Continentur, Aria
    1541 - Laurent Fries
    11703

    Antique woodcut map of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Printed in Vienne by Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel in 1541.

    450,00 €
  • Sebastian Münster:  Die Tafel gibt ein kleine anzeigung... / Von Jerusalem...

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

    Early woodcut map of the Holy Land with Cyprus. On the full page. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by...

    Die Tafel gibt ein kleine anzeigung... / Von Jerusalem...
    1550 - Sebastian Münster
    12599

    Antique woodcut map of Cyprus, Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

    290,00 €
  • Sebastian Münster:  [Die Tafel gibt ein klein anzeigung...]

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Early, attractive woodcut map of the Holy Land with Cyprus. On the full page. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder ,...

    [Die Tafel gibt ein klein anzeigung...]
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11319

    Antique woodcut map of Cyprus, Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

    290,00 €
  • Francois de Belleforest:  Ormus

    Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575

    A scarce and early woodcut view of Hormuz, an island in the Strait of Hormuz, belonging to Iran. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on...

    Ormus
    1575 - Francois de Belleforest
    11424

    Antique woodcut town view of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

    330,00 €
  • Sebastian Münster:  Cyria / Cypern / Palestina / Mesopotamia / Babylonia / Chaldea und zwey Arabia mit Bergen Wassern...

    Heinrich Petri, Basel, 1578

    Frühe, attraktive Holzschnittkarte des östlichen Mittelmeeres und dem Mittleren Osten. Zeigt die Gegend zwischen Nord-Syrien und dem Roten Meer, mit Zypern, dem Heiligen Land, Jordanien und Teilen...

    Cyria / Cypern / Palestina / Mesopotamia / Babylonia / Chaldea und zwey...
    1578 - Sebastian Münster
    12914

    Antike Holzschnitt-Landkarte von Zypern, Palästina, Syrien, Israel. Gedruckt bei Heinrich Petri im Jahre 1578 in Basel.

    470,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus

    Plantin Press, Antwerp, 1595

    Hand coloured antique map of Persia by Abraham Ortelius. With a beautiful title cartouche. Covering the area of today Iran with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. From the 1595 edition of...

    Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus
    1595 - Abraham Ortelius
    11898

    Coloured map of the Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Iran. Printed in Antwerp by Plantin Press in 1595.

    650,00 €
  • Gerard Mercator:  Persici vel Sophorum Regni typus

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A beautiful engraved map of Persia by G. Mercator. Depicting the regions of contemporary Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Notable place-names such as Tabriz (formerly Tauris), Tehran (Taron), Isfahan...

    Persici vel Sophorum Regni typus
    1633 - Gerard Mercator
    12792

    Coloured map of Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    750,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Turcici Imperii Imago

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautifully coloured antique map of the Ottoman Empire from the 1633 French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Major, published by Henricus Hondius and Johannes Janssonius. The geographical...

    Turcici Imperii Imago
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12872

    Coloured map of the Ottoman Empire. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    1 350,00 €
  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Turcicum Imperium

    J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635

    Beautiful old coloured map of the Turkish Empire by Willem Blaeu. Very decorative map of the Ottoman Empire issued during the first half of the 17th Century. The beautiful title cartouche shows...

    Turcicum Imperium
    1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    11509

    Old coloured map of the Ottoman Empire. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1635.

    1 200,00 €
  • Nicolas Visscher:  De Gelegenheyt van't Paradys ende't Landt Canaan...

    Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, Amsterdam, 1654

    Decorative map of the location of Paradise by Nicolas Visscher. Above biblical scenes with Adam and Eve, in between the title cartouche. In the Mediterranean Sea with Cyprus, a sailing ship and a...

    De Gelegenheyt van't Paradys ende't Landt Canaan...
    1654 - Nicolas Visscher
    12747

    Antique map of the Middle East. Printed in Amsterdam by Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn in 1654.

    390,00 €
  • Alexis Hubert Jaillot:  Estats de l'Empire du Grand Seigneur des Turcs en Europe, es Asie, et en Afrique / Nova Imperii...

    H. Jaillot, Paris, 1696

    Old coloured antique map of the Ottoman Empire by Hubert Jaillot. Shows the south-east of Europe, the Middle East and the north-east of Africa. A title cartouche at the bottom centre.

    Estats de l'Empire du Grand Seigneur des Turcs en Europe, es Asie, et en...
    1696 - Alexis Hubert Jaillot
    12480

    Old coloured map of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire. Printed in Paris by H. Jaillot in 1696.

    780,00 €
  • Christoph Weigel:  Imperii Persici delineatio...

    Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718

    Antique map of Persia by Christoph Weigel. Shows the Iran and the Persian Gulf with the Emirates and the gulf of Oman. Decorated with a beautiful title cartouche. From Bequemer Schul- und...

    Imperii Persici delineatio...
    1718 - Christoph Weigel
    12032

    Old coloured map of Iran, Persia, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

    250,00 €
  • Christoph Weigel:  Mesopotamiae, Assyriae, et Babyloniae Tabula

    Nuremberg, 1720

    Old coloured map of Babylon, Mesopotamia and Assyria. Shows today's Syria, Iran and Iraq in biblical times. With a beautiful view of the Tower of Babel and an inset map identifies the paradise on...

    Mesopotamiae, Assyriae, et Babyloniae Tabula
    1720 - Christoph Weigel
    11492

    Old coloured map of Mesopotamia, Babylon. Printed in Nuremberg in the year 1720.

    180,00 €
  • Reiner Ottens:  Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad C. Comorin

    Reiner & Joshua Ottens, Amsterdam, 1745

    A magnificently preserved, old coloured example of Frederic De Wit's sea chart of Africa, Arabia and part of India. This map, here the one in the rare 1745 edition by Reiner & Joshua Ottens, is...

    Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad...
    1745 - Reiner Ottens
    12864

    Old coloured sea chart of the Indian Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Reiner & Joshua Ottens in 1745.

    1 350,00 €
  • Emanuel Bowen:  A New & Accurate Map of Persia, with the Adjacent Countries ...

    E. Bowen, London, 1747

    Bowen's map of Persia showing the area of Iran and the Persian Gulf with the Emirates and the gulf of Oman. From 'A Complete System of Geography' . Decorated with a compass rose and a nice figural...

    A New & Accurate Map of Persia, with the Adjacent Countries ...
    1747 - Emanuel Bowen
    11287

    Antique map of the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea. Printed in London by E. Bowen in 1747.

    380,00 €
  • Alexander Drummond:  Topographical Map from Aleppo to the Euphrates & co.

    Willam Strahan, London, 1754

    Rare, large map of the region between Aleppo in Syria and the Euphrates. Drummond's map was published in 1754 in his travel report 'Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and...

    Topographical Map from Aleppo to the Euphrates & co.
    1754 - Alexander Drummond
    11171

    Antique map of Euphrates, Aleppo, Syria. Printed in London by Willam Strahan in 1754.

    300,00 €
  • Lienhart Holle:  [Sexta Asie Tabula, Arabia Felix]

    Lienhart Holle, Ulm, July 1482

    One of the earliest obtainable and most desirable printed maps of Arabia. From the first Ulm edition of 1482.Probably the most beautiful map of the Arabian peninsula and the most...

    [Sexta Asie Tabula, Arabia Felix]
    1482 - Lienhart Holle
    11477

    First Edition of an important 15th Century Map of Arabia. Printed in July 1482 in Ulm by Lienhard Holle. After the Manuscript of Donnus Nicolaus Germanus.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Babilomia Seu Babilon

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    A very early woodcut view of the ancient city of Babylon in today's Iraq by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf...

    Babilomia Seu Babilon
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12109

    Coloured woodcut town view of Babylon. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Ninive

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Nineveh in today's Mossul, Iraq by Hartmann Schedel. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf number XX.The...

    Ninive
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12111

    Coloured woodcut town view of Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Hiericho

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Jericho in the Jordan Valley by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle ,...

    Hiericho
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12122

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jericho. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Damascus

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view of Damascus by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. Leaf...

    Damascus
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12123

    Coloured woodcut town view of Damascus, Syria. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Laurent Fries:  Tabu. VII Asiae

    Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1525

    Trapezoidal Ptolemaic woodcut map showing the area around Caspian Sea. A reduced version of Martin Waldseemullers ptolemy map from 1513. From the 1525 Strassbourg Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia....

    Tabu. VII Asiae
    1525 - Laurent Fries
    10081

    Antique woodcut map of the Caspian Sea. Printed in Strasbourg by Grüninger in 1525.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Tabula Asiae VII

    Petri, Basle, 1571

    Woodcut map showing Persia up to India between Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea. From the Latin 1571 edition of Strabo's Geographia with maps of Sebastian Munster which appeared in Ptolemy Geographia...

    Tabula Asiae VII
    1571 - Sebastian Münster
    10079

    Antique woodcut map of the Middle East. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1571.

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