Antique Maps of the Middle East

CARTE DES EMBOUCHURES DE L’EUPHRATE

An engraved chart showing the entrance to Basra. Uncoloured rococo cartouche displaying the title and scale.7 x 8 1/4 inches. Original blue outline and wash colouring. Good condition.

From: Le Petit Atlas Maritime Volume 3 Map 9

KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BOOKS OF KINGS AND CHRONICLES

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

KINGDOM OF DAVID AND SOLOMON

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

TRIBES OF CAD & REUBEN

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London

JUDEA ACCORDING TO JOSEPHUS

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

JUDEA ACCORDING TO THE APOCRYPHICAL BOOKS

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH BEYOND JORDAN

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

JUDEA OR PALESTINE ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT AND EXHIBITING THE TRAVELS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

CANAAN SHOWING THE CAPTIVITIES OF JUDEA & ISRAEL

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

CANAAN SHOWING THE CAPTIVITIES OF JUDEA & ISRAEL

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

TRIBES OF ASHER AND NAPHTALI

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

GENEALOGICAL, HISTORICAL, & CHRONOLOGICAL MAP OF THE EMPIRE OF ASSYRIA AND OF THE KINGDOMS OF LYDIA

A fascinating table which would make a most interesting wall decoration. 20 1/2 x 16 1/2. Original wash hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Lavoisne’s Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas. The fourth edition printed and published by J. Barfield in London

GOLFE DE CAIFFE

A small engraved chart showing the bay with Haifa and Acre. Rhumb lines and shows the soundings and anchorage points. 7 3/4 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 119 From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

SYRIE

A small engraved chart orientated with east at the top showing Beirut and part of the coast. . Shows the depth soundings and anchorage points. Scale. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate: 117 From: Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

SIRIE

A small engraved chart showing the old Port of Alexandrette and Saudin with Cape Canzir. Shows the depth soundings and anchorage points. Scale. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. Trimming to the top right hand blank margin with loss of the plate number.

Plate: 119 From: Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

JERUSALEM

A fascinating late 16th century view of Jerusalem at a time when it was controlled by the Turks. It shows the major temples, squares, walls and gates. 15 x 6 1/4 inches. Set within a page of German text. Good clean condition.

This view was originally sold by me in 1990 at which time I had split a copy of Munster’s Cosmography. Those were the days when I used to produce printed catalogues and a special catalogue for the collection of maps from

MUNSTER (SEBASTIAN): COSMOGRAPHEY : DAS IS BESCHREIBING ALLER LANDER HERZSCHAFFTEN UND FUR NEMESTEN STETTEN DES GRANTZEN ERDBODENS... Tekst aber mit allerlen Gedechtnuswirdigen Sachen biss in M.D.XCVIII,

A MAP SHEWING THE GENERAL DISPERSION AND SETTLING OF THE NATIONS

An unusual engraved map of the Old World, showing the disbursement and settlement of the ancient peoples and tribes. Tribe and place names include Japhet, Ham, Shem, Magog, Madi, Aschenez, Dodanim, Tarshish, Kittim, Omer, Riphath, Phut, Lehabim, Mizraim, Joktan, Bithynia, Lydia, Gether, Cus, Uzal, Sheba, Mesha, Jobab, Ophir and others. Dedicated to the Right Reverand Father of God Richard Ld.Bishop of Litchfield & Coventry. 9 3/4 x 8 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition

From A History Of The New Testament Of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ...

SYRIA

A clearly engraved map bearing the imprint October 1st 1841. Publishers rococo cartouche inscribed Cruchley’s Improved Atlas, for Schools & Families. 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Some light browning in the centre fold otherwise good condition.

From: Cruchley’s General Atlas for the use of Schools and Private Tuition

CANAAN OR THE LAND OF PROMISE

A clearly engraved map bearing the imprint December 1st 1841. Publishers rococo cartouche inscribed Cruchley’s Improved Atlas, for Schools & Families. 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches. Split at one end of the centre fold and some light browning in the centre fold.

From: Cruchley’s General Atlas for the use of Schools and Private Tuition

PALESTINE IN THE TIME OF OUR SAVIOUR

A clearly engraved map bearing the imprint January 1st 1842. Addition to 1854. Publishers rococo cartouche inscribed Cruchley’s Improved Atlas, for Schools & Families. 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Small slit at one end of the centre fold with a small hole in the fold in the sea area. Some browning in the centre fold. One inch tear on the left hand side of the map extending into the sea area.

From: Cruchley’s General Atlas for the use of Schools and Private Tuition

MESOPOTAMIAE, ASSYRIAE, ET BABYLONIAE TABULA

An interesting engraved map of the historical regions of Mesopotania and Babylon in biblical times. Inset map showing a wider area. The title is displayed on a tablet within a an engraved scene showing the Tower of Babel. 15 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Original hand colouring. Light brown lines around the edge of the map probably caused by the map being in a mount for some years. Also traces of where the map has been attached to a mount across the top of the blank margin. Otherwise nice undamaged condition.

From: Atlas Descriptio Orbis Antique in XLIV Tabulis

JUDAE SEU PALAESTINA .... TERRA SANTA ..... JUDA ET ISRAEL

An interesting engraved folio sized map of the Holy Land divided into its tribes. The title is displayed within a large uncoloured cartouche showing Moses receiving the Tablets on Mount Sinai. In the bottom right hand corner is a second cartouche showing Moses, Aaron and the two spies of Moses bering a bunch of grapes.. 22 x 18 3/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring to the map areas. This is not a perfect specimen of the map but this is reflected in the lower than usual price. There is a repair on the right hand side in the area of the explanation. Strengthening strips have been applied to the reverse side to provide new blank margins.

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TRIBES OF JUDAH AND SIMEON

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

TRIBES OF ISSACHAR & MANASSEN

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

TRIBE OF EPHRAIM

A small engraved map with original outline and wash hand colouring. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

THE WORLD SHEWING THE PRIMITIVE SETTLEMENTS OF THE DESCENDANT OF NOAH

A small engraved map with an inset map of Paradise. Original outline and wash hand colouring. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

JOURNEYINGS & ENCAMPMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES FROM EGYPT TO CANAAN

A small engraved map with a long reference list. Original outline and wash hand colouring. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

TRIBLE OF ZEBULON

A small engraved map with an inset map of Paradise. Original outline and wash hand colouring. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London.

SYRIA

An engraved map of of Syria set within a decorative patterned border. The map is embellished with vignette views including Baggage Camels, Arabs and a view of Jerusalem. Original outline hand colouring. 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. There is some child’s pencil drawings on verso. Also the number 38 in pencil in the top blank margin. I have not been able to totally erase this so it would be possible to hide it with a sunk mount before framing.

From: The Illustrated Atlas

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IMPERIUM PARTHICUM TEMPORRE ARSACIDUM

An interesting engraved map of the part of the ancient world showing the area of current day Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1807. 11 x 8 3/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Fine clean condition with good margins. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map.

From: Atlas Classica