Arabia 1622

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Old map of Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

1638), the founder of the Blaeu cartographic firm. It is one of the first maps to show internal features of the Arabian Peninsula. Mountains are depicted, oases denoted by trees, and points used to indicate pearl deposits in the Arabian Gulf. The map uses dotted lines to show international borders. The Red Sea is denoted by three Latin names: Mare Rubrum (Red Sea), Mare Mecca (Sea of Mecca), and Sinus Arabicus (Gulf of Arabia). The Blaeu firm published the first edition of the Atlas Novus (New atlas) in 1635. Sons Joan (1596-1673) and Cornelis (died 1648) took over the firm after their father's death and continued to produce expanded and improved editions of the atlas.
Created by Willem Janszoon Blaeu in 1622.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: 1 map; color; 40 x 51 centimeters.
• Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
• Content in Latin.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

1622 To 1680

Arabian Gulf

Arabian Peninsula

Iraq

Kuwait

Oman

Persian Gulf

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

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