Map of Arabian Peneisula, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. Copperplate engraving, non-contemporary color. 9" x 10". This map is one of the first detailed maps made of the area. Cartographer:Jacques Nicolas Bellin. Bellin was a Hydrographer in the French Dépot de La Marine where he was appointed the first 'Ingenieur hydrographe de La Marine'. He was also named Official Hydrographer of the French King and a member of the Royal Society in London. There is a decorative cartouche in the lower left and compass rose in the upper right along with Bellin's notations on how he located places by astronomical or other means.