This view is from the travels of Adam Olearius who was sent by Duke Frederick III to Moscow and Persia to seek treaties favoring the newly-founded city of Friedrichstadt as the terminus for an overland silk road. Although his negotiations with the Shah were not successful, his journey resulted in greatly expanded knowledge of the geography of both empires. In this view, horsemen, turbaned figures, and camels in the shade are depicted in the foreground with the city in the backdrop. The title floats above it all in a banner-style cartouche.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.OLE-3a #34.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a sheet with a Strasbourg lily watermark, minor printer's ink residue, and a small hole in the right margin.