Long title: Arabiae Felicis, Petrae ae et Desertae nova et accurata delineatio. Copper engraving with original hand colouring. Overall sheet size: 56.2cms x 46.6cms; image size: 522mm x 442mm. Little browning in right blank , remnants of old framing tape on verso at top, not offensive , two faint fox spots at centrefold below camel else glorious example. Uncommon map of the Arabian Peninsula published during a period of expanding European cartographic knowledge driven by increased trade with the Orient. The coastlines are fairly well represented and the interior contains details of the navigable rivers; although this information and the locations of inland towns is largely speculative due to unreliable and often conflicting reports from merchants and explorers. The map is probably the most decorative map of Arabia available to collectors with the interior filled with lions, camels and elephants and a sea monster guarding the Fretum Babelmandel. The map is decorated with two figural cartouches featuring putti and depictions of the inhabitants of the region. Latin text verso. The tree symbol represents a large oasis, as in the present day region of Braymi. the town of Al-Qatif is shown far from the coast.see Khaled Al Ankary The Arabian Peninsula in Old European Maps. Tibbets Arabia in Early Maps 101.
| Subject | Arabia |
|---|---|
| Map maker | Jansson, Johannes |
| Publisher | Amsterdam |
| Published at year | 1658circa |
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