Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK)
Arabia with Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia, 1843
13 x 16 in
33 x 41 cm
33 x 41 cm
MEAST4650
A map of Arabia with an early depiction of the Qatari Peninsula as well as a variety of trade and pilgrim routes. This map was engraved by J. & C....
A map of Arabia with an early depiction of the Qatari Peninsula as well as a variety of trade and pilgrim routes. This map was engraved by J. & C. Walker for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) - this is the 1843 first edition. After the dissolution of the SDUK in 1848, the maps were acquired by several other publishers including Edward Stanford, Charles Knight, and Mason and Payne, and they continued to be printed well into the 1880s, usually with revisions.
This is the first edition of this map, issued by the Society in 1843. It became a standard part of the atlas from then on and was augmented throughout its publishing history. A network of centuries-old caravan, pilgrim and trade routes in northern Arabia are marked on the map. The east coast shows Kuwait, under its old name of "Grane" as well as Sharjah, Deba (Dubai) and Abothubi (Abu Dhabi). The Qatari Peninsula is shown but not named. The Peninsula is divided into several regions or kingdoms including El Nejd, El Hejaz and El Hadraumut. Dereyah is marked with a note stating that it is the "Wahabys Capital". Riyadh is not marked on this first edition.
Original hand colour. [MEAST4650]
This is the first edition of this map, issued by the Society in 1843. It became a standard part of the atlas from then on and was augmented throughout its publishing history. A network of centuries-old caravan, pilgrim and trade routes in northern Arabia are marked on the map. The east coast shows Kuwait, under its old name of "Grane" as well as Sharjah, Deba (Dubai) and Abothubi (Abu Dhabi). The Qatari Peninsula is shown but not named. The Peninsula is divided into several regions or kingdoms including El Nejd, El Hejaz and El Hadraumut. Dereyah is marked with a note stating that it is the "Wahabys Capital". Riyadh is not marked on this first edition.
Original hand colour. [MEAST4650]
