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Map The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin. De Kusten van Arabie het Roode Meer,en Persie Zee van Bassora voor by 't Nau van Ormus Tot aan den Indus, Guzaratte en Kaap Comorin

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Title

  • The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin.

Other Title

  • De Kusten van Arabie het Roode Meer,en Persie Zee van Bassora voor by 't Nau van Ormus Tot aan den Indus, Guzaratte en Kaap Comorin

Summary

  • This 1707 map of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent regions is the work of Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), a Dutch publisher and bookseller based in Leiden who specialized in reissuing maps acquired from earlier mapmakers. The map appears to be based on an earlier Portuguese work, and uses a mix of Dutch, Latin, and Portuguese for titles and place names. The map covers only the eastern and central parts of the peninsula, which is shaped differently than shown on many other maps. The map shows four rivers on the Arabian (western) side, but they reach more deeply into the peninsula than on other maps. The map gives three names for Al Ahsa: "Ahsa," "Labsa," and "Lessa." The Arabian Gulf is called the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Basra. The Strait of Hormuz is called Fretum Bassora or Strait of Basra.

Names

  • Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733 Creator.

Created / Published

  • Leiden : [publisher not identified], 1707.

Headings

  • -  Iraq
  • -  Kuwait
  • -  Oman
  • -  Qatar
  • -  Saudi Arabia
  • -  United Arab Emirates
  • -  Yemen
  • -  1707
  • -  Arabian Gulf
  • -  Arabian Peninsula
  • -  Persian Gulf

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map; black and white; 14 x 21.50 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
  • -  Content in Dutch.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668404

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Chicago citation style:

Aa, Pieter Van Der, Creator. The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin. [Leiden: Publisher Not Identified, 1707] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668404/.

APA citation style:

Aa, P. V. D. (1707) The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin. [Leiden: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668404/.

MLA citation style:

Aa, Pieter Van Der, Creator. The Coast of Arabia the Red Sea, and Persian Sea of Bassora Past the Straits of Hormuz to India, Gujarat and Cape Comorin. [Leiden: Publisher Not Identified, 1707] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668404/>.