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Carte de la Péninsule arabique du XVIe siècle

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PTOLEMIA, C. Tabula VI Asiae. Asiae tabula sexta,1525. Woodcut map. 403 x 500 mm. Important 16th century map of Arabia, depicting present-day Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region according to Ptolemy. With the Red Sea in the east, the Persian Gulf in the upper center and the Gulf of Oman in the west. A Ptolemaic printed map of ancient Arabia, after 1525 edition. References: - Al-Ankary K., The Arabian Peninsula in Early European Maps, 2001, Arab World Institute, no. 6, 7. - Boston Public Library, inv. n°G1005 .P7 1525