"Persici vel Sophorum Regni Typus", Hondius, Jodocus
Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1610 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 13.7 inches
49.8 x 34.8 cm
A stunning map of the Persian empire based on Ortelius' map of the same title. The map is centered on Persia, and it also shows present-day Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Indus River. It is filled with scores of place names, details of the Persian Gulf, and charming pictorial detail of topography and cities. A pair of strapwork cartouches embellish the map. Dutch text on verso
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Condition: A
A sound sheet with a dark impression. The map has wide original margins with two tiny wormholes at top, well away from the map.
