Northeast Africa and Arabia Drawn to the Scale of 1:12,500,000.

Northeast Africa and Arabia Drawn to the Scale of 1:12,500,000. Hanemann, Fritz, 1847-1877 Contributor. Kramer, A. Contributor. Kuhn, Ernst, 1846-1920 Contributor. Petermann, A. (August Heinrich), 1822-1878 Editor. Stieler, Adolf, 1775-1836 Associated Name. cartographic Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1875. ger This map of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is from the sixth edition (1875) of Stieler's Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde (Stieler's portable atlas of all parts of the Earth), edited by August Heinrich Petermann (1822-78) and published by the firm of Justus Perthes. The map reflects the high quality of German cartography in the latter part of the 19th century and the advances made by German mapmakers in incorporating into their work findings from geology, hydrography, ethnography, and other scientific fields. The map uses color codes to show the main political and ethnic divisions in Africa, Arabia, and western Asia. Three distance scales are given: German geographic miles, statute miles, and kilometers. The routes of recent European travelers are shown, including, on the Arabian Peninsula, Palgrave (1862), Pelly (1865), and J. Halévy (1870). Qatar is shown as Katar. In the lower right is a large inset map of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia) and Egyptian Sudan, the latter referring to territory along the Red Sea in present-day Eritrea and Sudan claimed at that time by Egypt. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. "Scale 1:12,500,000 and 1:7,500,000 in inset"--Note extracted from World Digital Library. Original resource extent: 1 map ; 318 x 383 millimeters. Qatar National Library. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1875 Arabian Gulf Arabian Peninsula Expeditions and surveys Explorers Halévy, J. (Joseph), 1827-1917 Palgrave, William Gifford, 1826-1888 Pelly, Lewis, Sir, 1825-1892 Persian Gulf Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan Iran, Islamic Republic of Bahrain Egypt Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic United Arab Emirates Yemen https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.12892