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    Al Basrah, Iraq
    Basrah | Series K942     Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes glossary and location map.
    • Contributor: United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency
    • Date: 2003-01-01
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    Arabia. John Tallis and Company was a British mapmaking and publishing firm, founded by John Tallis (1817--76), which was active in London circa 1835-60. Tallis maps were known for their accurate information with numerous place-names and geographical details, as well as for the use of shaded areas to indicate topographical features. They are identifiable by the scrolling on the borders and the finely-drawn scenes inscribed…
    • Contributor: Warren, H. - Rogers, John - Rapkin, John
    • Date: 1850-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Iraq. "Base 801730 (B01274) 4-91." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1991-01-01
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    A Current and Correct Depiction of Arabia Felix, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Deserta.
    Arabie Felicis, Petraeae et Desertae nova et accurata delineatio     This map from 1658 was published by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664), or Jan Jansson. Jansson was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Jansson the Elder, a publisher and bookseller. Jansson's maps are similar to those of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), the founder of the Blaeu cartographic firm, and Jansson is sometimes accused of copying from his rival, but many of his maps predate those…
    • Contributor: Jansson, Jan
    • Date: 1658-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Sixth Map of Asia: Which Includes Arabia Felix, Carmania, and the Persian Gulf.
    Asiae Tabula VI: Arabiam Felicem, Carmaniam Ac Sinum Persicum     This map from Ptolemy's Geographia was published in 1578 and reprinted on many occasions between 1584 and 1704. It is much more finely engraved than maps in previous Ptolemy editions. The map mentions several places in present-day Qatar (Abucei, Leaniti, Themi, Asateni, and Aegei). Names added to this edition of the map include Mesmites Sinus, Idicar, and a second Idicar, located in present-day Kuwait.…
    • Contributor: Ptolemy, 2nd Century
    • Date: 1578-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Arabia, the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. This map of the Arabian Peninsula shows international borders, caravan routes, and important cities and towns. British possessions, including the port of Aden and the island of Socotra (ʻAdan and Suquṭrā, both part of present-day Yemen), are indicated by the pink coloring. The old Qatari cities of El Bedaa and Zabara (present-day Al Bida and Al Zabara) are shown. The map appeared as plate…
    • Contributor: Blackie, W. G. (Walter Graham) - Weller, Edward, 1884
    • Date: 1870-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Iraq. Relief shown by shading. "Base 802485 (R00667) 5-96." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1996-01-01
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    Overview Map of Arabia. Based on C. Ritter's Geography Book III, West Asia, Parts XII-XIII.
    bersichts-Karte Von Arabien : Zu C. Ritter's Erdkunde Buch III, West-Asien, Theil XII, XIII     German geographer and cartographer Heinrich Kiepert (1818--99) is generally regarded as one of the most important scholarly cartographers of the second half of the 19th century. He was head of the Geographical Institute in Weimar between 1845 and 1852 and professor at the University of Berlin from 1852 until his death. Shown here is Kiepert's 1852 map of Arabia. As indicated in the title,…
    • Contributor: Kiepert, Heinrich - Ritter, Carl - Mahlmann, Heinrich
    • Date: 1852-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    A Drawing (with a Western Perspective) of the East Indies from the Promontory of Good Hope to Cape Comorin.
    Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad C. Comorin     This portolan map by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller Frederick de Wit (1629 or 1630-1706) shows the Indian Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope to the west coast of India (Malabar). The map was first published in 1675 and was reprinted in 1715. It is oriented with east at the top. Kishm is placed in the present-day United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
    • Contributor: Wit, Frederik De
    • Date: 1675-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Iraq country profile. Relief shown by shading. "390460AI 7-03." "764225AI 7-03." "Background image composed of Landsat TM (bands 1, 2, 3), and DTED level 1." Includes text, comparative area map, location map, and historical timeline. Ancillary maps: Oil infrastructure -- Distribution of ethnoreligious groups and major tribes -- Population density -- Land use -- Kurdish areas of northern Iraq -- Physical features. Available also through the Library…
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Cartography Center
    • Date: 2003-01-01
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    Map of the Coast of Arabia, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
    Carte de la Coste d'Arabie, Mer Rouge, et Golfe de Perse     This 1740 map is by the French cartographer and hydrographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-72). It was published by order of Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count de Maurepas (1701-81), secretary of state under King Louis XV. The map focuses exclusively on the coastlines, and provides no detail about the interior of the Arabian Peninsula. It shows pearl banks along the coast from Bahrain to Julfar. Qatar is noted…
    • Contributor: Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas - Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux
    • Date: 1740-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Iraq. "Base 803335AI (C00459) 1-08." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 2008-01-01
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    ECAI Iraq
    ECAI Iraq home page | Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative Iraq Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available     ECAI Iraq is a temporal-spatial portal into existing digital resources about history, cultural sites, archaeological excavations, and heritage preservation initiatives. Users can access these information sources using interactive, time-enabled thematic maps. The data, that can be displayed for the Iraqi and Mesopotamian material culture, is found on hundreds of web sites around the world. ECAI Iraq catalogs this material in a dynamic database and…
    • Contributor: Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
    • Date: 2003
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    Iraq. "Base 802668AI (R00667) 12-99." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1999-01-01
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    Franklin's CIA maps of the Middle East : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq Relief shown by spot heights. Panel title. Includes notes, coverage map, bar code, and blank areas. At foot of Iraq map: 503930 11-78 (544174). Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Franklin Maps (Firm) - United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1991-01-01
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    Arabia. This map of 1616, with Latin place names, is a reprint of a work by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), a Flemish cartographer and engraver who settled in Amsterdam in about 1593 and established a business that produced globes and the first large maps of the world. The place names on the map are unclear. "Coromanis" is shown on many older maps as located in present-day…
    • Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
    • Date: 1616-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Northern Arabia. This highly detailed map was produced by the British War Office for the Royal Geographical Society with the permission of the controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office in March 1922. It shows the physical features of northern Arabia, i.e., the steppe from Arabian Hasa (often seen as Ahsa) in the southeast to Jerusalem in the northwest. Physical features include altitude contours, lakes, rivers, and…
    • Contributor: Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section - Carruthers, Douglas - Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
    • Date: 1922-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Al Mawsil (Mosul), Iraq
    Mosul | Series K942     "Date: April 2003." "Datum: WGS 84." "Printed by NIMA 4/03." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes glossary and location map.
    • Contributor: United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency
    • Date: 2003-01-01
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    Colton's Persia, Arabia, Et cetera.
    Colton's Persia, Arabia, &c     This map showing the Arabian Peninsula, Persia (present-day Iran), Afghanistan, Baluchistan (present-day Iran and Pakistan), and adjacent territories was copyrighted in 1855 by J.H. Colton & Company of New York. Coloring is used to indicate borders and certain provinces or settled areas. The map shows cities, mountains, and roads, and includes some notes on topographical features. The old Qatari city of al-Zabarah is shown.…
    • Contributor: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth) - J.H. Colton & Company
    • Date: 1865-01-01
    • Resource: - 2 pages

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    Al Mawsil (Mosul), Iraq
    Mosul | Series K942     Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes glossary and location map.
    • Contributor: United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency
    • Date: 2003-01-01
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    Iraq summary map Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text, location map, and comparative area map. Ancillary maps: Land use -- Economic activity -- Population density -- Distribution of religious and ethnic groups. "802147 (R00943) 3-94."
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1994-01-01
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    Iraq. Relief shown by shading. "DI Cartography Center/MPG 802950AI (C00519) 1-03." Includes area comparison map. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Cartography Center
    • Date: 2003-01-01
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    A New Map of Arabia, Including Egypt, Abyssinia, the Red Sea, from the Latest Authorities.
    A New Map of Arabia, Including Egypt, Abyssinia, the Red Sea &c., &c., from the Latest Authorities     John Cary (circa 1754-1835) was a leading London engraver, map-, chart- and print-seller, and globe maker, active between 1787 and 1834. This map of 1804 shows the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring parts of Africa and the Middle East. Important caravan routes are marked, including the "route of the grand caravan of Sudan from the Niger to Cairo," "route of the caravan from Batsora [Basra]…
    • Contributor: Cary, John
    • Date: 1804-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Arabia. This 1616 map is a reprint of a map originally published in 1598 by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), a Flemish cartographer and engraver who settled in Amsterdam in about 1593 and established a business that produced globes and the first large maps of the world. The map covers the territory from west of the Gulf of Suez to the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula,…
    • Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
    • Date: 1598-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    A Chart of the Coast of Arabia, the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, Drawn from the Chart of the Eastern Ocean. This English map is a reprinting, with slight changes, of an earlier French map published in 1740 by order of Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count de Maurepas (1701-81), secretary of state under King Louis XV. The map was drawn from an earlier chart of the Eastern Ocean, "improv'd from particular surveys and regulated by astronomical observations." This English edition of the de Maurepas map has a…
    • Contributor: Child, G.
    • Date: 1740-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page