1804 – World Gallery | Persia & Middle East – Color Illustrated, Black Sea Map

Gallerie der Welt, by Johann Daniel Friedrich Rumpf and Georg Wilhelm Bartholdy (1804) is an illustrated history of the world. This volume, Part IV, contains hand-colored plates depicting regions and peoples across the Near East and Mediterranean. Subjects include views of Shiraz, Palmyra, and Baalbek, along with depictions of local dress and customs. The inclusion of a map of the Black Sea and surrounding regions adds geographic context to the visual material.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gallerie der Welt, in einer bildlichen und beschreibenden Darstellung
• Author(s): Johann Daniel Friedrich Rumpf; Georg Wilhelm Bartholdy
• Publisher: Oehmigke, Berlin
• Edition: 1804 printing, Volume IV only.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Size:  8.75 in x 8.5 in (22 cm x 22 cm)
• Collation: 400 pp
• Illustrations: 15 hand-colored plates; 1 map
• Contents Include:
  • Map of the Black Sea and surrounding regions
  • Views of Shiraz, Palmyra, and Baalbek
  • Depictions of Cyprus, Yemen, and Persian regions
  • Scenes of daily life including hookah use and regional dress

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding shows heavy wear and rubbing to corners and boards. Text block remains tight and secure. Pages are generally clean, and all illustrations are present and well preserved.

Why Collect This?

• Early illustrated travel and ethnographic work
• Includes hand-colored plates and Middle East map

Item Number: #50400