Old Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Mercator, 1595: Ptolemaic projection; Ornate cartouche; Red Sea & Persian Gulf minnesota Creation date: 1903

Creation date: 1903

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Old Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Mercator, 1595: Ptolemaic projection; Ornate cartouche; Red Sea & Persian Gulf minnesota Creation date: 1903Asiae VI Tab., Gerard Mercators 1595 vision of the Middle East in Ptolemaic dress, presents Arabia and the adjacent waters with a scholars rigor and an artists flourish. Here the Red Sea (Sinus Perficus) and the Persian Gulf (Sinus Persicus) are emblazoned in Latin, their shores ringed with ports and promontories drawn from both classical authorities and more recent reports. The peninsulas contours, from Yemen and Oman to the Gulf littoral of Iran,