A stunning carte-a-figures map of the Persian empire. The vignettes of Isfahan, Hormuz, Tabris, and Tehran flank the title cartouche. The side panels illustrate the social hierarchy of Persian society with superb illustrations of a nobleman, a citizen, a countryman, and a Turk with their respective female partners. The map is filled with scores of place names, details of the Persian Gulf, and charming pictorial detail of topography and cities. The Caspian Sea is given a horizontal oval shape with a note that "it is said to aboud with great plentye of fishes." The English text on the verso has a description of the region, people and history as seen through eyes of a Jacobian English historian. Engraved by Abraham Goos. This is an early edition with the imprint of George Humble in Popshead Alley above the distance scale, published between 1627-32.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SPE-2a #17.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark and a small paper flaw in the bottom margin. The top margin is a bit narrow, but still ample for framing.