Antique Map of Yemen by Schraembl, 1789

Reference
BG-12747
Date
1789
Region
Asia
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
78.0 x 59.0 cm (30.7 x 23.2 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 900

Antique map titled 'Karte von dem groessten Theil des Landes Jemen'. Original map of Yemen, this map is the first printed map specifically of Yemen, and the earliest map based on actual exploration of this region. It is derived from data collected by the German mathematician Carsten Niebuhr. It covers from what is now the western part of Yemen and the southwestern extents of Saudi Arabia. This map originates from the 'Allgemeiner Grosser Atlas' by Franz Anton Schraembl. Published, 1789.

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