MAKE A MEME
View Large Image
| View Original: | 1750_Schley_Map_of_Ormus,_Persian_Gulf_-_Geographicus_-_Ormus-schley-1750.jpg (2500x2015) | |||
| Download: | Original | Medium | Small | Thumb |
| Courtesy of: | commons.wikimedia.org | More Like This | ||
| Keywords: 1750 Schley Map of Ormus, Persian Gulf - Geographicus - Ormus-schley-1750.jpg I travelled next from the land of 'Oman to the land of Hurmuz Hurmuz is a city on the sea-coast and is also called Mughistan Opposite it in the sea is New Hurmuz and between them is a sea passage of three farsakhs We came to New Hurmuz which is an island whose city is called Jarawn -Ibn Batutta This is Schley's magnificent map of the island city of Hormuz This strategically important Strait of Hormuz guards the entrance to the Persian Gulf For centuries Hormuz had been an important stopping point in the shipping lanes from India to Arabia In the course of its long history Hormuz was at various times an independent state part of the Arabia part of Persia and subject to Portugal Today it is part of Iran Ormus is mentioned frequently in literature for its legendary wealth and beauty It is named in the works of Milton Coleridge Mandeville and Ibn Batutta to name but a few Our map shows the island and the nearby Persian coast Offers stunning detail of the city of Jerun including orchards the Palace of the King the church of St Lucia various streets and the great Fortress No less than 16 sailing ships ply the waters Surrounded by a stupendous decorative border with an architectural motif Engraved by Schley under the supervision of J Bellin for issue as plate no 31 in the c 1750 edition of Provost's L`Histoire Generale des Voyages circa 1750 undated Size in 10 8 object history credit line accession number Ormus-schley-1750 Provost A <i>L`Histoire Generale des Voyages</i> c 1750 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 1750 maps Hormuz Island Jacobus van der Schley Maps by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Maps in Dutch Old maps of Iran | ||||
