Beschreibung:

Hand-coloured engraved map (272 x 370 mm).

Bemerkung:

Attractive full color example of this decorative map of Persia. Includes decorative vignettes of the Ispahan, Kurds, a Bactian Camel and a Persian on Horseback. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great decorative map makers. His maps are prized for the wonderful vignettes of indigenous scenes, people, etc. - Al-Qasimi 260. Not in Tibbets and Al Ankary.