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Auction 142, Lot 623

"Persia. Agreable to Modern History", Moll, Herman

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1745 (circa)

Publication: Salmon's Modern History

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.2 x 7.7 inches
25.9 x 19.6 cm
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This small map provides a good view of the Persian Empire extending from Georgia to Afghanistan. The map notes the major cities and roads and shows several desert regions including one noted as a "desart of 10 days journey." Published in London in Thomas Salmon's Modern History: or the Present State of All Nations.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.SALM-1c #9.

Condition: A

Watermarked paper with wide margins and a few faint stains mostly confined to blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $200

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Closed on 11/28/2012

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