Author: (WESTERN ASIA -- Map)
Title: Map of Persia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, Beloochistan
Description: New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 11¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. An exceptionally bright and sharp example of this map, many of whose names and boundaries have changed dramatically, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." "Transcaucasia" is now Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Turkey includes what is today Syria and Iraq, Persia is of course Iran, etc. etc. Inset at lower left shows "Palestine or the Holy Land." Extra bold coloring and with handsome decorative border. .
Keywords:
See more books from our catalog: Maps
Title: Map of Persia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, Beloochistan
Description: New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 11¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. An exceptionally bright and sharp example of this map, many of whose names and boundaries have changed dramatically, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." "Transcaucasia" is now Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Turkey includes what is today Syria and Iraq, Persia is of course Iran, etc. etc. Inset at lower left shows "Palestine or the Holy Land." Extra bold coloring and with handsome decorative border. .
Keywords:
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 45840
- Book number: 45840
See more books from our catalog: Maps