PCT-61431

Antique Map of the Bassora Region in Iraq by Dapper (1680)

  • Condition: Good, given age. A few minor crinkles. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1680
  • Overall size: 38.5 x 32 cm.
  • Image size: 35.8 x 28.7 cm.
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.. Antique Map of the Bassora Region in Iraq by Dapper (1680)

Description: Antique map titled 'Delineato Regionis Bassora cum Angis uminibus et Isulis.' Map of the Bassora (Basra) region, Iraq.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Olfert Dapper' after an anonymous artist. Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.