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Auction 190, Lot 567

"Carte de Perse dressee pour l'usage du Roy", Delisle/Covens & Mortier

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
24.1 x 19.1 inches
61.2 x 48.5 cm
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This handsome map of the region is one of the more important maps in the evolution of cartography in the Persian Gulf in the eighteenth century. The map stretches from the Caucasus through Afghanistan and from the Arabian Desert to the Indus River, and shows a new, still developing shape. The map is filled with impressive detail including roads, bridges, forts, cities, villages, watering places, and much else of interest. Finely engraved by J. Stemmers with his imprint at lower right. The Latin title is in the top margin: Nova et Accurata Imperii Persici Delineatio ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis.

References: Couto, Bacque-Grammont & Taleghani #72.

Condition: A

A dark impression with contemporary outline color. The centerfold is reinforced with archival tissue on verso. There are a few minor spots in the map image and marginal toning.

Estimate: $275 - $350

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Closed on 11/16/2022

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