The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin. (De Kusten Van Arabie Het Roode Meer,en Persie Zee Van Bassora Voor by 't Nau Van Ormus Tot Aan Den Indus, Guzaratte En Kaap Com...

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

1733), a Dutch publisher and bookseller based in Leiden who specialized in reissuing maps acquired from earlier mapmakers. The map appears to be based on an earlier Portuguese work, and uses a mix of Dutch, Latin, and Portuguese for titles and place names. The map covers only the eastern and central parts of the peninsula, which is shaped differently than shown on many other maps. The map shows four rivers on the Arabian (western) side, but they reach more deeply into the peninsula than on other maps. The map gives three names for Al Ahsa: "Ahsa," "Labsa," and "Lessa." The Arabian Gulf is called the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Basra. The Strait of Hormuz is called Fretum Bassora or Strait of Basra.
Created by Pieter Van Der Aa in 1707.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: 1 map; black and white; 14 x 21.50 centimeters.
• Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
• Content in Dutch.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Arabian Gulf

Arabian Peninsula

Iraq

Kuwait

Oman

Persian Gulf

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Pieter Van Der Aa

1707

Map Tags

1707

Arabian Gulf

Arabian Peninsula

Iraq

Kuwait

Map

Oman

Persian Gulf

Pieter Van Der Aa

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen