An attractive map of Persia after Sanson with nicely engraved detail of the area from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf and the Indus River. The map is dedicated to William Palmer of Ladbroke, Warwickshire and includes his heraldic crest at the lower left. It was common practice during this period to finance publishing projects by soliciting sponsorship from wealthy patrons and dedicating maps to these sponsors. Blome took the practice to the extreme by selling the sponsorships yet again for subsequent editions. Thus, many of Blome's maps are known in several different states, with the change being a new dedication. Richard Blome was one of the most interesting, and most active, publishers of illustrated books in post-Restoration London. This map was published in Blome's A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World in 1670, 1682 and 1693, as well as his Cosmography and Geography in 1683.

References: Mapforum.com #9; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BLOM-1a.

Condition: A

Issued folding, now flattened, on paper with a small fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark and light toning along the edges of the sheet.