MAP, Persia - Iran, Speed
Persia - Iran. John Speed, The Kingdome of Persia with the Cheef Citties and Habites Described, from A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, 1676 (published). Hand Color. 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. The imprint of Bassett and Chiswell appears above the distance scale.
Dimensions: 15.6 x 20.4 in
Condition Report: A nice impression on a bright sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark, marginal soiling, and a narrow top margin, as issued. There are professional repairs to centerfold separations at bottom and to a tear that enters 2.5" into image at bottom. Grade: B+
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Persia - Iran. John Speed, The Kingdome of Persia with the Cheef Citties and Habites Described, from A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, 1676 (published). Hand Color. 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. The imprint of Bassett and Chiswell appears above the distance scale.
Dimensions: 15.6 x 20.4 in
Condition Report: A nice impression on a bright sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark, marginal soiling, and a narrow top margin, as issued. There are professional repairs to centerfold separations at bottom and to a tear that enters 2.5" into image at bottom. Grade: B+
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