Bertius, Petrus
1609

Antique map of the Red Sea and Arabia

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Mare Rubrum ol Sinus Arabicus

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Fine small antique map of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Aden, Yemen,and Egypt. This attractive copperplate engraved map covers numerous islands and villages including Aden, Suez, Mecca (Mecha), and Medina. By Petrus Bertius ca 1609. Text on verso is in French.

Petrus Bertius (1565 – 1629)


Cartographer, theologian, historian, and geographer Petrus Bertius was born in Beveren-aan-de-Ijzer, a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located near the border with France.

The son of Flemish preacher, Pieter Bardt, Bertius was related by marriage to cartographers Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere. Petrus Bertius studied at the University of Leiden and later traveled in Germany and Russia. In 1620 he emigrated to France and he was appointed as a cosmographer to the Court of Louis XIII.

CREATOR: Bertius, Petrus

PUBLICATION DATE: 1609

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Saudi Arabia

BODY OF WATER: Red Sea

CONDITION: Very Good.  Clean and stable with no condition issues.

COLORING: None

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SIZE: 5 " x 3 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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