Old Map of Middle East & Asia, 1596 by Linschoten - India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Persia, Arabia, Bangladesh istanbul Wellingborough

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It is perhaps the first map to use a "heatmap" graphic design style

Weiss Tract

another option would be this amazing map of New Orleans by John Bachmann in 1851

large prints of this map up to 70 inches wide (175cm)

Old Map of Middle East & Asia, 1596 by Linschoten - India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Persia, Arabia, Bangladesh istanbul WellingboroughOne of the oldest and most beautiful maps of the Middle East & India, this was published by Dutch grandmaster Jan Huygen Van Linschoten in 1596. This map spans a huge region, from Egypt and Syria in the west, to Arabia and Persia in the middle, and finally India and Bangladesh in the east. Today, the giant area of Persia is now split between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45.