Arabia: According to Its Modern Divisions 1794

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Old map of Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

part division traditionally used in European sources into Arabia Petraea, Arabia Deserta, and Arabia Felix. Deserts, seaports, and the pearl beds along the coast are indicated. Qatar is shown as Catura. Four different distance scales--Arabian miles, Turkish miles, Persian parasangs, and British miles--are provided. Published in 1794, the map was compiled and drawn by Samuel Dunn (circa 1723-94), a teacher of mathematics and navigation who made original contributions to solving the problem of determining longitude. In addition to making maps, Dunn wrote a number of books on mathematics and navigation, including The Description and Use of the Universal Planispheres (1759) and The Theory and Practice of the Longitude at Sea (1778). This map was published by the firm of Laurie & Whittle, a partnership of the engraver Robert Laurie (circa 1755-1836) and print seller James Whittle (1757-1818) that was known for its accurate maps and nautical charts.
Created by Samuel Dunn in 1794.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Scale approximately 1:9,387,800"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: 1 map ; 47 x 59 centimeters.
• Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Gordon Goodwin, "Dunn, Samuel (bap. 1723, d. 1794)," revised Anita McConnell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).
• Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
• Content in English.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Arabian Gulf

Arabian Peninsula

Bahrain

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Persian Gulf

Qatar

Red Sea

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Samuel Dunn

1794