A rare map of Arabia after Niebuhr
Arabia und das Nil-Land. Den Manen Karsten Niebuhr's und den hochverdienten forschern.
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1835. Original outline colour. Dissected and laid on linen, 600 x 835mm.
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Detailed map of the Arabian peninsula and the Nile region, based on the work of Niebuhr but updated with new information from Ehrenberg & Ruppell's zoological expeditions around the Red Sea and Ethiopia. Trompe l'oeil inset plans include Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, and a trompe-l'oeil of the caravan route from Jeddah to 'Mekka' and on to Taife. On the map Bahrain, the Qatar peninsula and Riyadh are marked.
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