{"product_id":"old-then-and-now-map-of-baghdad-by-jawad-et-al-1951-tigris-canals-abbasid-gates-jisr-al-mamun-haifa-st","title":"Old Historical \u0026 Modern Map of Baghdad by Jawad et al., 1951: Tigris, Canals, Abbasid gates, Jisr al-Mamun, Haifa St","description":"\u003cp\u003eBaghdad: qadiman wa-hadithan (Baghdad: then and now), created in 1951 by Mustafa Jawad, Ahmad Susah, Ahmad Hamid al-Sarraf, and Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahid and published by al-Majma al-Ilmi al-Iraqi, distills a millennium of urban memory into a lucid city portrait. Conceived by the newly founded Iraqi Academy of Science, the map is among its earliest cartographic enterprises, an ambitious attempt to reconcile philology, topography, and civic history. It is a quintessential city map: dense with neighborhoods, gates, and lines of movement, yet animated by the Tigris that both divides and binds Baghdad. The composition invites close reading, presenting the capital as a layered palimpsest in which Abbasid foundations converse with mid-20th-century planning, making it an unusually revealing guide to Baghdad’s enduring geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center flows the Tigris, its historical shifts and embankments carefully traced, while red lines pick out the network of canals and tributaries that once irrigated the city’s gardens and sustained its markets. Bridges are treated as decisive hinges in the urban fabric, with crossings such as Jisr al-Mamun and the al-Sarafiya connection stitching the Rusafa and Karkh banks into a single metropolis. Parallel to the river run promenades and walkways; inland, parks and public gardens punctuate residential quarters, offering a sense of green relief within the street grid. Railways and arterial roadways are plotted with equal care, revealing how steel and asphalt began to rival water as Baghdad’s principal conveyors of people, goods, and ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the map’s triumphs is its treatment of medieval Baghdad. The historic gates—Bab al-Kufa, Bab al-Sham, Bab al-Talsim, Bab al-Wastani, Bab al-Khorasan, and Bab ash-Sharqi—are not mere antiquarian notes; they are wayfinders through time, showing how the toponyms of the Round City and later walls still organize the modern metropolis. By inscribing these portals atop the evolving street plan, the authors reveal the city’s long continuity of orientation: routes that once guided caravans to Kufa, Damascus, or Khurasan now anchor boulevards and quarters. This “then and now” dialogue is the essence of the sheet, a quietly radical urban history that lets today’s traveler stand where caliphs, scholars, and merchants once negotiated Baghdad’s thresholds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern city emerges through a precise choreography of named streets and sectors. Haifa Street hugs the riverfront, a riparian axis of civic life; Al-Mansour Street announces postwar expansion to the west; Al-Tahreer Street drives toward the administrative heart; Al-Sina’a Street signals the industrial quarter. Commercial energy gathers along Shari’a al-Tijara, while quieter residential veins—Al-Hamra, Al-Zuwiya, Shari’a al-Zahra, Shari’a al-Zaytuna, and Shari’a al-Safa—thread parks and mosques. Al-Risala and Al-Sarai link scholarly and administrative landmarks; Shari’a al-Salam and Shari’a al-Matbakh animate civic and market life, while Shari’a al-Quwat and Shari’a al-Sharqi declare function and orientation. Jisr al-Mamun’s approach balances Al-Sarafiya Street’s northern sweep; Qsar Street and Kufa Street recall royal and pilgrimage geographies. Even poetic Wadi al-Malaika suggests a cultivated promenade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartographic design underscores this intellectual poise: a crisply drawn scale bar invites measurement; a stylized compass rose orients the reader amid the bends of the Tigris; and labels, set off with fine radial leader lines, lend the whole a seminar-room clarity. Produced by leading scholars at a pivotal cultural institution, the map fuses documentary rigor with civic pride, providing a city plan that is at once archive and itinerary. It is an especially notable city map because it refuses to flatten place into mere streets: it binds bridges, railways, walkways, residential quarters, mosques, and landmarks to the memory of canals and gates, offering an unusually comprehensive portrait of Baghdad’s shape, spirit, and continual renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Hamra Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Mansour Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Risala Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Sarafiya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Sarai Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Sina'a Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Tahreer Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Zuwiya Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab al-Kufa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab al-Sham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab al-Talsim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab al-Wastani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab al-Khorasan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBab ash-Sharqi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaifa Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJisr al-Mamun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKufa Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQsar Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadir Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Salam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Mahmudi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Matbakh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Mujahid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Quwat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Safa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Sharqi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Tijara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Zahra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShari'a al-Zaytuna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWadi al-Malaika\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanals and tributaries of the Tigris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMosques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential quarters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoadways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate of creation: 1951\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmakers\/Publisher: Created by Mustafa Jawad, Ahmad Susah, Ahmad Hamid al-Sarraf, and Muhammad 'Abd al-Wahid, published by al-Majma al-Ilmi al-Iraqi (the Iraqi Academy of Science).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContext about mapmakers: The Iraqi Academy of Science was established in 1947, aiming to preserve Arabic language and promote Islamic scientific heritage. The map represents one of its first cartographic productions, showcasing collaborational efforts of prominent Iraqi scholars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes and topics shown: The map depicts the early and modern history of Baghdad, focusing on urban development, historical canals and waterways, the changing course of the Tigris River, and the layout of significant landmarks and neighborhoods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and style of the map: The map features a clear scale bar, a stylized compass rose, and uses red lines to indicate canals and tributaries. Labels are surrounded by radial lines, providing a scholarly and educational presentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: The map provides a rich historical account of Baghdad, demonstrating urban planning and changes over centuries, documenting significant historic gateways and waterways crucial to the city’s development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease note: the labels on this map are hard to read if you order a map that is 20in (50cm) or smaller. The map is still very attractive, but if you would like to read the map easily, please buy a larger size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58018813673856,"sku":"UM00276640A","price":139.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58018813706624,"sku":"UM00276641A","price":305.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58018813739392,"sku":"UM00276642A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (420x594mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58018813772160,"sku":"UM00276643A","price":139.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (420x594mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58018813804928,"sku":"UM00276644A","price":305.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (420x594mm) \/ Framed canvas 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