18th century French chart of the Red Sea.
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Description
Very uncommon chart of the Red Sea with detail of the coastal settlements, islands, shoals and caravan routes.
Four insets show Jeddah near Mecca (Port de Giddah), Suakin in Sudan (Suakem), Massawa and Arkiko in Eritrea (Matzua et Arkiko), and the Mandeb Strait (Al Babo).
Cartographer(s):
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville (born in Paris July 11, 1697 – January 28, 1782) was a geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making. His maps of ancient geography, characterized by careful, accurate work and based largely on original research, are especially valuable. He left unknown areas of continents blank and noted doubtful information as such; compared to the lavish maps of his predecessors, his maps looked empty.
Condition Description
Sturdy, watermarked paper with light offsetting and minor toning along the centerfolds.
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