Antique Maps of the Near East

[Map of the Turkish Empire with Arabia]

Giovanni Antonio Magini.
Turcici Imperii Descriptio.

Venice?, c.1596 140 x 185mm, set in Italian text.
Map of the Turkish Empire, covering Greece, the Caucasus and Arabia.
MAGI0025

[Map of the Turkish Empire]

Abraham Ortelius.
Turcici Imperii Descriptio.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1598, Latin text edition. 380 x 500mm. Coloured.
The Turkish Empire, encompassing Greece, Palestine and Arabia, published in the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. VAN DEN BROECKE: 169; TIBBETTS: 42.
ORTE0036

[Miniature map of Turkish Empire]

Abraham Ortelius.
Turcicum Imperium.

Antwerp, 1602, French text edition. 85 x 120mm. Coloured.
Miniature map of Arabia and the Turkish Empire , published in Michel Coigent's 'L'Epitome du Theatre de L'Univers d'Abraham Ortelius'.
ORTM0030

[Early miniature of Arabia and Turkish Empire]

Petrus Bertius.
Turcicum Imperium

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135mm.
The Turkish Empire, from Bertius' 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum'.
BERT0029

[The Turkish Empire, with Arabia]

Matthaus Merian.
Turcicum Imperium. Türckishe Reych.

Frankfurt, c1638. 280 x 360mm. Coloured.
The Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, with a decorative title cartouche.
MERI0011

[Miniature map of Near East]

Pieter van den Keere.
The Turkish Empire.

London, William Humble, 1646. 90 x 125mm. Coloured.
A decorative miniature map of the Turkish Empire, engraved by van der Keere for the Speed 'Epitome' atlas.
KEER0045

[Turkish Empire with a decorative title cartouche.]

Georg Matthaus Seutter.
Magni Turcarum Dominatoris Imperium...

Augsburg, c.1740. 500 x 580mm. Original colour.
The Turkish Empire map, with a decorative title cartouche.
SEUT0036

[Turkish Empire with Greece, Arabia and Libya]

Tobias Conrad Lotter.
Magni Turcarum Dominatoris Imperium per Europam, Asiam, et Africam...

Augsburg, c.1750. 505 x 585mm. Original body colour.
Map of the Turkish Empire, covering Greece, Arabia and Libya.
LOTT0016

[Near East]

Antonio Zatta.
La Turchia d'Asia che comprende L'Anatolia, la Giorgia, l'Armenia, il Curdistan, il Diarbec, l'Irak-Arabi, la Siria &c.

Venice, 1794. 330 x 420mm. Original colour.
Turkey, Crete & Cyprus, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia & Iraq map
ZATT0038

[Early map of Arabia.]

Girolamo Ruscelli.
Tabula Asiæ VI.

Venice, Valgrisi, 1561. 195 x 260mm. Coloured.
A Ptolemaic map of Egypt. This example is from the first state, with the platemark running off the top of the paper.
RUSC0022

[Early Arabia]

Sebastian Munster
[Arabia and Persia.]

Basle, 1581, German edition. Woodcut, image size 195 x 165, set in a page of text.
Early map of Arabia and Persia.
MUNS0003

[Early miniature map of the Red Sea with Arabia]

Petrus Bertius.
Mare Rubrum.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135mm.
The Red Sea, orientated with north to the right, from Bertius' 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum'. A very early map of the western areas of Arabia.
BERT0028

[Early miniature map of Arabia]

Petrus Bertius.
Arabia.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 95 x 135mm. Coloured.
Miniature map of Arabia, marking Bahrain. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'.
BERT0038

[Arabia of Ptolemy]

Giovanni Antonio Magini.
Tabula Asiae VI.

Venice, c.1596. 140 x 180mm, set in a page of text.
Map of Arabia, based on the geography of Ptolemy of Alexandria, c.100 AD. On verso is Ptolemy's map of Central Asia.
MAGI0004

[Miniature Map of Ancient Arabia]

Alain Manesson Mallet.
Ancienne Arabie.

Paris, 1683. 155 x 110mm.
Map of ancient Arabia.
MALL0005

[Miniature Portrait of Arab natives]

Alain Manesson Mallet.
Arabes.

Frankfurt, c.1686. 145 x 115mm. Coloured.
Full-length portraits of two Arabs.
MALL0006

[Map of Arabia]

Nicolas Sanson.
L'Arabie Petrée, Deserte et Heureuse.

Paris, c.1692. Sheet 220 x 320mm. Coloured.
Arabia, engraved by A. de Winter for the quarto edition of Sanson's atlas.
SANS0026

[Map of Arabia]

Jacques Nicolas Bellin.
Carte de la Coste D'Arabie, Mer Rouge, et Golfe de Perse.

Paris, c.1748. 230 x 260mm. Coloured.
Chart of Arabia with the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, marking the Pearl Banks near Bahrain.
BELL0153

[Map of Arabia]

John Arrowsmith.
Arabia.

London, 1842. 250 x 210mm. Original colour.
Detailed map of Arabia by the foremost British cartographer of his generation.
ARRO0021

[Arabia with latest discoveries]

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Arabia with Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia.

London, SDUK, 1845. Steel engraving, printed area 325 x 405mm. Original colour.
Detailed map of Arabia
SDUK0002

[The Persian Gulf, with Bahrain marked]

Petrus Bertius.
Ormus regnum.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 95 x 135mm. Coloured.
The Persian Gulf, with 'Baharem I.' marking Bahrain. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'.
BERT0039

[Holy Land according to Ptolemy]

Giovanni Antonio Magini.
Palæstina, vel Terra Sancta.

Venice, Heirs of Simon Galignani, 1596. First edition. 140 x 180mm.
Magini's 'modern' map of the Holy Land, engraved by Girolamo Porro with two large strapwork cartouches.
MAGI0017

[Middle East & Cyprus of Ptolemy]

Giovanni Antonio Magini.
Tabula Asiae IIII.

Venice, Heirs of Simon Galignani, 1596. First edition. 140 x 180mm.
Magini's Ptolemaic map of the Near East, with Cyprus, engraved by Girolamo Porro.
MAGI0018

[Miniature map of the Holy Land]

Abraham Ortelius.
Terra Sancta.

Antwerp, 1602, French text edition. 85 x 120mm. Coloured.
Miniature map of the Holy Land, published in Michel Coigent's 'L'Epitome du Theatre de L'Univers d'Abraham Ortelius'.
ORTM0018

[Miniature Map of the Holy Land]

Petrus Bertius.
Tabula Cananææ prout tempore Christiei Apostolorum divisa suit.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 100 x 135mm. Coloured.
Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'.
BERT0060

[Miniature map of the Near East]

Alain Manesson Mallet.
Syrie Moderne.

Paris, 1683. 145 x 105mm. Coloured.
Syria, Palestine, etc, extending into northern Arabia. With a decorative title cartouche.
MALL0035

[The Holy Land & the Peregrinations]

Georg Matthaus Seutter.
Regio Canaan seu Terra Promissionis, Postea Iudea vel Palestina Nominata, Hodie Terra Sancta...

Augsburg, c.1730. 505 x 585mm. Coloured. A few small repairs in the centrefold.
The Holy Land, with an elaborate title cartouche depicting Jesus expelling the demon from the possessed man, and an inset map of the Peregrinations with a portrait of Moses.
SEUT0031

[Decorative view of Jordan]

Edward Hildebrandt.
Jordon. 1852.

Berlin: Raimund Mitscher, 1872, Chromolithograph, 280 x 420mm, laid on card as issued, title label on verso.
Hildebrandt travelled all over Asia, with his sketches appearing in European newspapers.
HILD0002

[Beirut chart.]

Joseph Roux.
[Beirut.]

Paris, c.1779. 140 x 200mm.
Chart of the environs of Beirut, with depths marked, orientated with north to the left. Published in Roux's 'Plans et Rades de la Méditerraneé'.
ROUX0003

[Map of the Holy Land]

Nicolas Sanson.
Geographiæ Sacræ Tabula, in qua Terra Promissa in suas Tribus Partesq: distincta.Continet.

Paris, c.1692. Sheet 220 x 320mm. Coloured. Narrow top margin.
The Holy Land, engraved by A. de Winter for the quarto edition of Sanson's atlas.
SANS0066

[View of Jerusalem]

Thomas Allom.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.

London: Fisher, Son & Co, c.1858. Coloured steel engraving. 160 x 200mm.

ALLO0002

[View of the Mount of Olives.]

C. Bentley.
The Mount of Olives.

London: Fisher, Son & Co, 1858. Coloured steel engraving. 160 x 200mm.

BENT0001

[Near East map]

Jan Luyts.
Syrien, en Diarbeek...

Utrecht, 1692. 195 x 260mm. Coloured.
This map shows most of the Near East, from Cyprus and the Holy Land east to Iraq. Based on Sanson's maps.
LUYT0006

[Map of Syria, Lebanon & Iraq]

Nicolas Sanson.
Sorie, et Diarbeck divisés en leurs Parties.

Paris, c.1692. Sheet 220 x 320mm. Coloured.
Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, engraved by A. de Winter for the quarto edition of Sanson's atlas.
SANS0067

[Near East Map]

John Tallis.
Syria.

London & New York, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. Steel-engraving, 350 x 255mm. Original outline colour.
Despite the title, this map covers modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Gaza Strip, with parts of Turkey and Cyprus. With engraved vignettes of a camel train, arab dress and a prospect of Jerusalem
TALL0059

[Near East Map]

James Wyld.
Map of Syria.

London, 1853. Steel-engraving, 300 x 240mm. Original colour.
Despite the title, this map covers modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Gaza Strip, with parts of Turkey.
WYLD0020

[View of Joppa]

Cornelis Le Bruyn.
Joppa.

Italian, c.1702. 310 x 385mm.
In 1675 the Dutch painter Cornelis de Bruyn (1652-1727) set out from Livorno on a journey through the Levant, publishing an account on his return.
BRUY0009

[View of Palmyra]

Cornelis Le Bruyn.
Palmyra.

Italy, c.1702. 280 x 635mm.
In 1675 the Dutch painter Cornelis de Bruyn (1652-1727) set out from Livorno on a journey through the Levant, publishing an account on his return.
BRUY0005

[View of Rama]

Cornelis Le Bruyn.
Rama.

Italian, c.1702. 230 x 625mm.
In 1675 the Dutch painter Cornelis de Bruyn (1652-1727) set out from Livorno on a journey through the Levant, publishing an account on his return.
BRUY0008

[View of Tyre]

Cornelis Le Bruyn.
Tyrus.

Italian, c.1702. 250 x 640mm.
In 1675 the Dutch painter Cornelis de Bruyn (1652-1727) set out from Livorno on a journey through the Levant, publishing an account on his return.
BRUY0006

[Ptolemaic map of Turkey]

Girolamo Ruscelli.
Tabula Asiæ I.

Venice, Valgrisi, 1561+. 200 x 260mm.
Ptolemaic map of Turkey, published in Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geography. The first state, with the platemark extending off the top of the sheet.
RUSC0024

[Early map of Turkey]

Girolamo Ruscelli.
Natolia Nuova Tavola.

Venice, Valgrisi, 1562. 200 x 260mm.
Map of 'modern' Turkey, published in Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geography. The first state, with the platemark extending off the top of the sheet.
RUSC0018

[Map of Turkey & Cyprus, sea-battle]

Willem Blaeu.
Natolia, quæ olim Asia Minor.

Amsterdam, 1647. German text. 385 x 500mm. Coloured. Very small split in lower centrefold margin repaired on reverse.
Turkey & Cyprus, with a vignette sea-battle between a galleon and two galleys. KOEMAN: Bl 31 B.
BLAE0080

[Map of Turkey with vignette]

Johannes Jansson.
Natolia, quæ olim Asia Minor.

Amsterdam, c.1650. 385 x 500mm. Coloured.
Turkey and Cyprus. A vignette in the seas shows two galleys besetting a galleon.
JANS0051

[Map of Turkey]

Johannes Cloppenburg.
Natoliæ sive Asia Minor.

Amsterdam, Jan Jansson van Waesberger, 1676. 190 x 255mm.
Turkey, engraved by van der Keere. Waesberger was Jan Jansson's son-in-law.
CLOP0008

[Map of Turkey]

Nicolas Sanson.
Anatolie.

Paris, c.1692. Sheet 220 x 320mm. Coloured.
Map of Turkey, also showing Cyprus, engraved by A. de Winter for the quarto edition of Sanson's atlas.
SANS0069

[Map of Turkey]

Jacques Nicolas Bellin.
Carte de l'Asie Mineure aujourd'huy Caramanie Anadolie et Roum.

Paris, 1764. 225 x 315mm, large paper copy. Coloured.

BELL0121

[Turkey Map]

John Tallis.
Asia Minor.

London, John Tallis & Co, c.1851. Steel-engraving, original outline colour. 260 x 330mm.
With four engraved vignettes, including a view of Rhodes.
TALL0026

[Decorative map of the environs of Constantinople with a prospect of the city]

Johann Baptist Homann.
Accurate Vorstellung der Orientalisch-Kayerlichen Haupt-und Residenz-Stadt Constantinopel...

Nuremberg, c.1730. 490 x 580mm. Original colour.
Map of the environs of Istanbul, with a prospect of the city underneath and an inset view of the Dardanelles.
HOMA0045