Schraembl’s Map of Yemen Binding_later morocco appertaining to the Church and

appertaining to the Church and Poor of the Parish of St

and a ‘Highland’ man and woman (notable as early depictions of tartan)

Betz notes the relative lack of interior detail

Gordon Home

Bensley and Son

Schraembl’s Map of Yemen Binding_later morocco appertaining to the Church andKarte 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.