Old Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Mercator, 1595: Ptolemaic projection; Ornate cartouche; Red Sea & Persian Gulf minnesota celebrating the city’s famed Amstel

celebrating the city’s famed Amstel Brewery

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and enemy fire set the terms

each county and region brought to life with vivid scenes and clever caricatures

its form streamlined into confident curves that suggest speed and alertness

Old Map of the Arabian Peninsula by Mercator, 1595: Ptolemaic projection; Ornate cartouche; Red Sea & Persian Gulf minnesota celebrating the city’s famed AmstelAsiae VI Tab., Gerard Mercators 1595 vision of the Middle East in Ptolemaic dress, presents Arabia and the adjacent waters with a scholars rigor and an artists flourish. Here the Red Sea (Sinus Perficus) and the Persian Gulf (Sinus Persicus) are emblazoned in Latin, their shores ringed with ports and promontories drawn from both classical authorities and more recent reports. The peninsulas contours, from Yemen and Oman to the Gulf littoral of Iran,