"Persia sive Sophorum Regnum", Ogilby, John
Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1673 (circa)
Publication: Asia, The First Part
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.8 x 11.1 inches
35.1 x 28.2 cm
This handsome map shows the Persian Empire during the time of the Safavid dynasty, based on Blaeu's map of the region. It covers the region from the Caucasus to India with the Persian Gulf coastline of the Arabian peninsula. There is good detail of hundreds of tiny villages. The map is beautifully decorated with two figural cartouches.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.OGIL-3a #2.
Condition: B+
A nice impression on a lightly toned and foxed sheet with wide margins. There are short centerfold separations in the margins at top and bottom.
