Subject: Iran
Period: 1540 (circa)
Publication: Geographia
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
34.3 x 25.4 cm
A Ptolemaic woodblock map of ancient Persia, the region between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, naming Babylon and Mesopotamia as well as several ancient religious sites. Latin text and elaborate woodcut on verso.
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Condition: B+
Wide margins with marginal soiling and archival repairs along centerfold at bottom, with light creasing along centerfold.