A detailed map of the Arabian Peninsular.

Twenty-two finely engraved vignettes depicting the life of Abraham - from his departure from Ur - until his death surround this highly decorative map of his wanderings in the Holy Land, from the Parergon. Van den Broecke notes that this edition has the background hatching running from upper left to lower right and therefore the second plate.

Twenty-two finely engraved vignettes depicting the life of Abraham - from his departure from Ur - until his death surround this highly decorative map of his wanderings in the Holy Land, from the Parergon. Van den Broecke notes that this edition has the background hatching running from upper left to lower right and therefore the second plate.

A decorative map of the area with vignettes of Nazareth, Syrian sheep, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and ancient cedar trees of Lebanon. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

This imaginary view of ancient Jerusalem was originally published in 1572 by Christopher Plantin in 'Nehemias, sive, de antiquae Ierusalem sitv', in 'Biblia polyglotta'. The map is engraved by Pieter van der Heyden and was possibly drawn after Laicstain's original. 'Arias Montanus (1527-1598) the Spanish orientalist whose polyglot edition of the Bible caused him to be denounced by the Inquisition, but he was later acquitted.

A map of the Arabian Peninsular, probably published by Thomas and John Bowles in their 'Atlas Minor'.

With fine steel engraved vignettes including: a view of Mount Sinai, Arabs and a camel. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

A map of Turkey, ahowing Cyprus, with engraved vignettes including a prospect of Rhodes and Mount Olympus. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

A map of the Holy Land, from Syria to the Dead Sea. Includes the 12 Tribes, towns, mountains, rivers, lakes.

A map of the Holy Land also called Palestine, shows the coastline from Tyrus to Gaza. Oriented to the east. The map has many illustrations depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament. This map does not appear in the first edition.

A map showing the countries of the Eastern Mediterraniean: Turkey, Syria, Palestine and Egypt, with the places inhabited by the Anachorets. Published in Setter's 'Atlas Novus'. The map is a reduced version of the Etienne Michalet's map of 1697.

An imaginary birds-eye view of the destruction of Jerusalem showing the temple ablaze. With German text.

A finely engraved map of the Holy Land with decorative title cartouche, engraved by Antony de Winter..

From part II of Braun and Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first collection of town plans. A splendid view of contemporary 16th Century Jerusalem. A numbered key bottom right indicates the important buildings and landmarks within walled defences. Apart from the array of former Christian churches there are Turkish mosques as well as Biblical sites and ruins. The temple of Solomon dominates the centre of the view, with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher behind. In the foreground there are several turbaned Turkish figures. The quotation from Ezekiel at the top of the page in Latin reads: 'This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the midst of nations and the lands around her'.

From part II of Braun and Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first collection of town plans. A splendid view of contemporary 16th Century Jerusalem. A numbered key bottom right indicates the important buildings and landmarks within walled defences. Apart from the array of former Christian churches there are Turkish mosques as well as Biblical sites and ruins. The Temple of Solomon dominates the centre of the view, with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher behind. In the foreground there are several turbaned Turkish figures. The quotation from Ezekiel at the top of the page in Latin reads: 'This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the midst of nations and the lands around her'.

From the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's 'Civitates orbis terrarum'. Two plans of Jerusalem on one sheet, one an imaginary description of the ancient city of Jerusalem at the time of Christ, and the other a topographical description of the modern city. Moses receiving the tablets of the Law appears in a small inset at bottom right.

Etienne (Stefano) Du Pérac was a highly respected, talented and original draughtsmen of the mid 16th century. According to David Woodward "The History of the European Renaissance" part 1 - Pope Pius IV commisioned Du Pérac to prepare the cartoons for thirteen modern maps of Europe, which were to be painted on the east wing in the Terza Loggia at the Vatican, the third story of the Renaissance addition to the papal residence. Du Pérac arranged the maps according to the order of Ptolemy, but based their cartographic content on Gerard Mercator's map of Europe (1554). The map of Naples engraved by Etienne Du Pérac in Rome was the first real topographical account of the city. This map of Jerusalem is the first printed accurate panoramic prospect of the city, pre-dated only by the cruder and smaller impression done by Sebastian Munster. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Du Pérac actually drew up the plans himself, his plans of Rome and Naples, like this prospect of Jerusalem were all done on two copper plates. This particular plan was probably included in 'Lafreri' type atlases of the period. RARE.

A fine imaginary double page plan of the City of ancient Jerusalem at the time of Jesus Christ drawn after Adrichom and engraved by Conrad Lotter. With numbered key to various sites at the bottom of the sheet.

A fine imaginary double page plan of the City of Ancient Jerusalem at the time of Jesus Christ drawn after Adrichom. With numbered key to various sites at the bottom of the sheet.

Three views on one sheet. The larger view is of modern Jerusalem seen from the east, below two smaller views...that of Nazareth and Ramleh. Published in the 'Illustriorum Hispaniae urbium tabulae'.

An imaginary plan of the Holy City of Jerusalem seen from the east.

An engraved view of Jerusalem from 'Description de l'Univers", a five volume work.

A miniature view of the city of Jersualem. With a text in two languages underneath the picture. The poet Daniel Meisner from Komotau worked in Frankfurt 1623, initially producing in parts this work "Thesaurus Philo-Politicus", each one containing about fifty plans and printed by Eberhard Kieser.

A rare plan of Jersusalem, similar in style to that of Adrichom. Probably separately published as a broadsheet, or possibly published in a composite atlas, with maps from the 'Lafreri' school. According to the Tooley 'Dictionary of Mapmakers', Matteo Florimi flourished as a publisher in Siena between c.1570-1612. RARE.

With various vignette scenes; including views of Jaffa and Nazareth, also natives of Mount Lebanon and a gazelle and pelicans. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

A finely engraved map of the Holy Land showing the route of the Israelites out of Egypt. Text on verso in Latin. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.

A small map of the Holy Land on both sides of the River Jordan, the shoreline shown from the Nile Delta to Berytus, also showing the Exodus. Similar in style to the Abraham Ortelius map of the area by Tilemannus Stella.

One of the most decorative maps of the Holy Land available. East oriented to the top of the sheet and divided into the Tribes on both sides of the Jordan. Along the top and bottom, 18 vignettes showing the Exodus, bottom left of the map itself, a miniature inset view of Jerusalem. From Horn, Georg, 'Accuritissima orbis antiqui delineatio'.

A fine map of Persia after Gastaldi's map of Asia Minor 1564. An interesting note in the text on verso reads (this is taken from the translation of the English text edition of 1606) - In the year of Christ 1369. There was a certaine pety king amongst the Persians, named 'Sophi', who held the city 'Ardenelim' in his possession. This man bragged that he was descended lineally by his ancestors from 'Musa Cazino', nephew of 'Ali Muhamed'. He, the chalise of Babylon being dead, & the contrary faction maintained by the Turks, suppressed by the Tartars, began more boldly and freely to broach his opinions of religion: and because 'Hocemus', the sonne of Aly. From whom he draweth his pedigree, had twelve sonnes, minding to set some marke or badge upon his sects and disciples, whereby they might be distinguished and known from others, he ordained that they would follow him, and be of his religion, should weare a tire under the vaile, which all the Turks do wind about their heads (they call it 'Tulibant') should be of purple colour, and should hang out the middle of the 'Tulibant' twelve hand breadth. (sic).

From the 'Speculum Orbis Terrarum'. A fine map of the Middle East from Turkey across to Persia and then down to Egypt.

Shows the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East from Cyprus to Babylonia.

A map of the Middle East covering; Syria, Palestine, Cyprus and Persia.

With various vignette scenes; including a fine view of Jerusalem and a camel train. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

Originally published by Giacomo Gastaldi this map showing Cyprus, the Holy Land, Syria and neighbouring regions, based upon the work of Claudius Ptolemy.

A miniature Ptolemaic map of Arabia. Published in the 'Geographiae Universae Tum Veteris Tum Novae Absolutissimum Opus Duobus Voluminibus Distinctum' in 1596 with later reprints and editions thereafter. This example has Latin text to the verso. Edited by Giovanni Antonio Magini of Padua.

Edited by Michael Villanovanus, better known as Servetus. Copies of the book along with his second edition of 1541 are believed to have been destroyed on Calvin's orders at the time of Servetus's execution for heresy 1553. 'One piece of evidence used against Servetus was the passage on the back of the map, where it explains that 'Palestine' was not such a fertile land as was generally believed, since modern travellers reported it barren'. A slightly reduced version of Martin Waldseemüller's map of 1513. The 'modern' map of the Holy Land with east oriented to the top of the sheet. The Latin text on the verso is enclosed between two decorative columns - said to be the work of Albrecht Dürer.

Highly decorative map of the Holy Land, with north to the right. The large coloured title cartouche has Moses and Aaron on either side. The plate was engraved by Jodocus Hondius Jnr but never issued by him. When he died in 1629, Blaeu bought it, added his own name, and published it the following year.

A map of the Holy Land, orientated east at the top of the page. From the rare Cloppenburg edition - a larger format edition of Mercator's pocket atlas. With a page of relevant text in Latin. This edition not listed in LAOR, 'Maps of the Holy Land'.

A fine map of the Holy Land drawn by Petrus Laicksteen a Dutch astronomer who gathered topographical information during his stay in 1556 and used originally by Christian Schrot in 1570. Orientated to the east, shows the coast from Beirut to Gaza.

A fine map of the Holy Land, Land of Promise or Palestine, drawn after Tilemannus Stella. Oriented to the west. Shows the coastline between Tirus and Beerseba. The Dead Sea is shown as a crescent shape and the illustrations bottom right shows a fine view of modern Jerusalem, the Chapel of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Holy Sepulchre after Fernando Bertelli. Published in De Jode's 'Speculum orbis terræ'. 2nd edition, printed from the same plate as the 1578 edition.

A map of Palestine with west at the top of the sheet. Taken from an English, 17th century bible. Showing the land between the Nile Delta and Syria, marking points of biblical reference. Engraved by Richard Palmer.

Engraved by Abraham Goos for Speed's Prospect of the World, this map shows Greece, Cyprus, Arabia and Turkey. There are eight bird's-eye views of cities (including Constantinople, Famagusta and Jerusalem) and ten costume vignettes. On the verso is a two-page English text "The Description of the Turkish Empire".

From the 'Speculum Orbis Terrarum'. A map of the Turkish Empire engraved by Joannes Doetecum. Superbly engraved with sailing ships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Much of the Turkish Empire, with fine steel engraved vignettes including; a prospect of Jerusalem and an ostrich. John Tallis is without question one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, considered to be works of art as well as geographically accurate. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840′s.

A map of Terra Sancta after Tileman Stella, published in the "Parergon", Ortelius's atlas of the ancient world. No text on the verso indicating the 1590 or 1591 edition.

A small map of the Turkish Empire set in a page of text, it is often given as the work of Giovanni Magini, others say Girolamo Porro. It follows loosely the outline of the Mercator or Ortelius representations.

Jacob Ziegler (1471-1549) was born in Landau, Bavaria. His book 'Quae intus continentur' contained 8 woodcut maps, 1 of Scandinavia and the north Atlantic (the first to show Finland) and 7 maps of the Holy Land. Shows southern Palestine, the shoreline running from 'Iopa' as far as 'Rhinocorvra'. The Dead Sea is shown as a most elongated and slightly crescent shaped lake.

Jacob Ziegler (1471-1549) was born in Landau, Bavaria. His book 'Quae intus continentur' contained 8 woodcut maps, 1 of Scandinavia and the north Atlantic (the first to show Finland) and 7 maps of the Holy Land. This map shows the northern part of Palestine, part of Syria and Iturea. The shoreline shows Dora in the south to Sidon in the north.

Jacob Ziegler (1471-1549) was born in Landau, Bavaria. His book 'Quae intus continentur' contained 8 woodcut maps, 1 of Scandinavia and the north Atlantic (the first to show Finland) and 7 maps of the Holy Land. This map shows the southern part of Palestine and the northern part of Egypt, the shoreline is from Dineptimi across the Nile Delta to Aschelon. The passage of the Jews is shown through the Red Sea along with Mount Sinai and the Gulf of Eilat.

Jacob Ziegler (1471-1549) was born in Landau, Bavaria. His book 'Quae intus continentur' contained 8 woodcut maps, 1 of Scandinavia and the north Atlantic (the first to show Finland) and 7 maps of the Holy Land. This map shows the North African coast as far as Bochiris - Marmarica to Rhinoco, the Nile Delta and part of the Red Sea.