Egypt
By The London Geographical Institute, [1942].
![GASTALDI, Giacomo & LAFRERI, Antonio La descrittione della prima parte dell'Asia. [and] Il disegno della seconda parte dell'Asia.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/15701_1H.jpg?x74793)
The most important maps of the Middle East and Arabia published in the sixteenth century
By GASTALDI, Giacomo & LAFRERI, Antonio, 1561].
Admiralty chart of Jeddah Harbour
By HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, 12th Sept. 1952. Small corrections to 1954.
Speed’s map of Persia
By SPEED, John, 1626, [but 1627-1632].
![[OUR SHARE] JAILLOT, [Alexis] H[ubert] Theatre de la Terre Saincte](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2986_1H.jpg?x74793)
Jaillot monumental wall map of the Holy Land
By [OUR SHARE] JAILLOT, [Alexis] H[ubert], 1697 [text block dated 1723].
![[after VAN SYPE, Nicolas] La heroike interprinse faict par le Signeur Draeck d'avoir cirquit toute la terre.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/23148_1H.jpg?x74793)
One of the earliest maps to depict Drake’s circumnavigation
By [after VAN SYPE, Nicolas], c1587].
Black Gold
By US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, 1963.
![[PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius] Quarta Africae Tabula.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/12978_1H.jpg?x74793)
Northern Africa
By [PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius], 1490].
![QARAJADAGHI, Ashraf Ali [Iran].](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2873_1H.jpg?x74793)
Rare nineteenth century plan of Iran
By QARAJADAGHI, Ashraf Ali, 1865
Duchetti’s rare map of the Holy Land
By DUCHETTI, Claudio after ORLANSI, Giovanni., 1572 [but 1602].
The search for black gold continues
By BROWN, Glen F., 1958
The first European to enter Mecca and Medina
By VARTHEMA, Ludvico di, 1654
Nankin
![RIVET, Claude [Panorama of Leiden] Lugdunum Batavorum Hollandia Celeberrimum et Academia Florentissma.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1914_1H.jpg?x74793)
Leiden – home to Rembrandt, Lievens and, Dou
The most influential view of Rome published in the sixteenth century
![HOLLAR, W[enceslaus] [Twelve Months of the Year with Signs of the Zodiac]](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/18313_1H.jpg?x74793)
The twelve months
