Schraembl’s Map of Yemen Binding_later morocco sheltered behind innovative fortifications taking

sheltered behind innovative fortifications taking the form of a nine-pointed star) was published by Merian and his heirs in various works

The book could be bound up with other illustrated works in the same format

Bensley and Son

Betz notes the relative lack of interior detail

appertaining to the Church and Poor of the Parish of St

Schraembl’s Map of Yemen Binding_later morocco sheltered behind innovative fortifications takingKarte von dem groessten theil des landes Jemen, Imame, Kaukeban &. &. [] This map of Yemen and the Red Sea follows the detailed maps by German traveller Carsten Niebuhr. He was the sole survivor of the Danish Arabia Expedition of the 1760s and creator of the first accurate western surveys of the region. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 41. 5 x 61 cms, some original outline colour, light marginal waterstaining, blank verso.