Antique Plan of the fortress of Charedsch by Niebuhr (c.1780)

Description: Antique map, titled: 'Plan de la Citadelle de la Ville de Charedsch.' - Plan of the fortress of Charedsch, Iran / Persia. This original antique print originates from 'Reize naar Arabie en andere omliggende landen, van Carsten Niebuhr uit het Hoogduitsch vertaald.', published in Amsterdam by S.J. Baalde and Utrecht by J. van Schoonhoven & comp., 1776. (Translation: Voyage to Arabia and surrounding countries by Carsten Niebuhr, translated from German.) This is the Dutch ed. translated and enlarged from 'Reisebeschreibung von Arabien und anderen umliegenden Landern (1774-1778). Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) travelled extensively in Arabia, Persia, Palestine and Asia Minor, and became by his descriptions and maps and the richness of his observations the pioneer of a more profound knowledge of the Orient.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Carsten Niebuhr' after an anonymous artist.