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M-11085: (Image: 15 ½ x 20 ¼’’) “THE KINGDOME OF PERSIA with the cheef Citties and Habites described”  London: John Speed,  c. 1676 from the Atlas "A PROSPECT OF THE MOST FAMOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD" Exceptionally fine engraved map with later hand-coloring. Engraved by Abraham Goos. Verso text: English.

This highly decorative map depicts the Persian Empire in the 1670’s. Topographical features shown and most major towns, cities, mountain ranges and waterways are named.  A fine Cartes à Figures Map: Across the top of are panoramas of four major Persian cities: “Spaha, Ormus, Tarvis & Gilan” (present day Isfahan, Hormuz, Tabriz & Tehran); the panels at each side illustrate the social hierarchy of Persian society with full-length portraits of a nobleman, citizen, countryman, and Turkish man with their respective female partners.