One of the oldest and most beautiful maps of the Middle East & India, this was published by Dutch grandmaster Jan Huygen Van Linschoten in 1596.
This map spans a huge region, from Egypt and Syria in the west, to Arabia and Persia in the middle, and finally India and Bangladesh in the east. Today, the giant area of Persia is now split between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45.5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91.5cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 90 inches (229cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x18 inch (61x45.5cm) version of this map.
If you’re looking for more options, I have another interesting Middle East map by Herman Moll in 1714.
Many of the countries and cities are already visible in this map.
The locations on this map include: India, Sri Lanka, Iran (known as Persia back then), Pakistan, Afghanistan, Arabia (Saudi Arabia today), Egypt (Aegypt), Syria, Cyprus, Armenia and Bangladesh (Bengala). You can see plenty of old cities too, such as Kandahar in Afghanistan, Cairo in Egypt, and Delhi in India.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from the Middle East or perhaps someone who has travelled across these countries.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.