1829 Rare Map - SINAI PENINSULA - ANCIENT ARABIA FELIX Start Price USD 49.99 Current Price USD 49.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 13, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location North of Seattle See more about '1829 Rare Map - SINAI PENINSULA - ANCIENT ARABIA FELIX' Description       1.888.656.2006   or   1.604.922.2444       questions@voyager-press.com Search by Topic Africa America - North America -South Arabia - Middle East Arctic - Antarctic Asia - Central Asia - China & Japan Asia - Southeast Australia & Pacific Bibliographies Europe Globes Graphic Arts Literature Maps & Prints Mountaineering Natural History Russia Sciences Signed & Inscribed Sir Richard F. Burton     Original Antique Engraved Map Map Title: Der Arabische Meerbusen klassischer Zeit. Printed: Weimar, 1829. Cartographer Christian Gottlieb Reichard presents a stellar map of the Sinai Peninsula encompassing historic ports and towns of ancient Arabia Felix, today’s Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Features detailed coastlines of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Shows Mount Sinai, ancient Egyptian city Thebes, and segments of the Nile. This is an original engraved map, in Very Good condition, and retaining a strong impression. Suitable for framing. Sheet measures approximately 16.75 inches x 15.25 inches (42.5 cm x 39 cm). Christian Gottlieb Reichard (1758- 1837) was a German cartographer. He is best known for his collaboration with Adolf Stieler on Stieler's Handatlas, which was a 50-map project that was published between 1817 and 1823.   This is an original map from a multi-volume scientific journal titled "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden", which issued fifty volumes from 1798-1816 and which encompassed critical contemporary topics of geography and astronomy.   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!