Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Persia, Arabia and Turkey , 1753, Vintage Wall Art Celestial Lunar Maps Antique Charts astronomical diagrams June May April. 5250467 By the 17th century Portuguese

By the 17th century Portuguese explorers had reopened the route to the Indies but were uncertain exactly which island the Romans were referring to

D'Anville map of Western Europe

and parts of North Africa and Dalmatia

Cape Henry and the James River are all shown with a fair approximation of accuracy

Coast Survey

Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Persia, Arabia and Turkey , 1753, Vintage Wall Art Celestial Lunar Maps Antique Charts astronomical diagrams June May April. 5250467 By the 17th century PortugueseThis is Robert de Vaugondy's spectacular 1753 map of the Ottoman Empire. Vaugondy maps the empire at its height, with territory spanning from the Black Sea to the southernmost extension of Arabia and west, inclusive of Persia, as far as the Mongol Empire of India. Includes the modern day nations of Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Armenia, Azerbaijan,