Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Descriptio Orbis Antiqui...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15.6 x 12.2 inches
39.6 x 31 cm
This attractive map centers on present-day Iran and extends from Mesopotamia to the Indus River. The map is filled with ancient place names and features nice topographical detail. It is decorated with putti and Roman coins at bottom left.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.WEIG-2a #36.
Condition: A
On watermarked paper with a vertical printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold at top and some faint spots.