A rare17th century miniature map of Arabia

Anonymous.

Arabia.
c.1690. Coloured. Sheet 125 x 130mm.

An attractive miniature map of Arabia, derived from the map in Du Val's ''Géographie Universelle', but lettered in Latin rather than French and with the pagination '445'. The Persian Gulf is named 'Mare El Catif', for Qatif, once the most important trading port in the gulf.


Stock ID : 21019