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Auction 128, Lot 802
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"The Kingdome of Persia with the cheef Citties and Habites described", Speed, John

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1676 (published)

Publication: A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
52.1 x 39.4 cm
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Vignettes of Isfahan, Hormuz, Tabris, and Tehran flank the title cartouche of this fine carte-de-figures map of the Persian Empire. The side panels illustrate the social hierarchy of Persian society with superb illustrations of a nobleman, citizen, countryman and Turks with their respective female partners. The English text on the verso has a description of the region, people and history as seen through eyes of a Jacobian English historian. Engraved by Abraham Goos and published by Bassett and Chiswell. English text on verso.

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Condition: A

There is a professional repair on the lower centerfold.

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Sold for: $1,200

Closed on 5/20/2009

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