ARABIA. Early map showing Debay (Dubai). Graen/Kuwait. Muscat. ARROWSMITH 1828

Antique copperplate map with original outline colour, 1828. The image below shows an enlarged cross section from the centre of the map to show the level of printed detail. This is the earliest map we've come across on which Dubai is named (in this case spelled as "Debay"). The Al Fahidi Fort was built in approximately 1787, and the town itself is first recorded in 1799. By 1822 it was a town populated by some 700800 members of the Bani Yas tribe; it was unlikely to have been much larger than that by the date of publication of this map (1828).

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 30.0 x 23.5cm, 11.75 x 9.25 inches (Large). PROVENANCE: "Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Noti descriptio"; by A.

TYPE: Antique copperplate map with original outline colour. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Minor offsetting -text and/or images from the facing page have left an impression on the print. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. REMARKS: FRANCE: Gravures et Cartes anciennes.

DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche.

ESPAÑA: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. Early map showing Debay (Dubai). ARROWSMITH 1828" is in sale since Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "richben1066" and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Source (Media Type): Book
Size: Approx 30.0 x 23.5cm, 11.75 x 9.25 inches
Item condition: Good- please read full description below
Verso: There is nothing on the reverse, which is plain
Provenance/Origin: Please scroll down - see detail below
Original/Reproduction: Original (defined below-doesn't imply uniqueness)
Date Printed: 1828
Original/ Repro: Original