Carta Generale dell Italia Divisa Ne Suoi Stati e Provincie : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Il Regno Della China detto presentemente Catay e Mangin diviso sopra le Carte piú esatte sue Principali Provincie : Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Title
Regno di Persia con le notitie delle Provincie Antiche, che piuÌ probabilmente corrispondono alle Divisioni moderne d esso Regno.
1679 (dated)
1 : 6500000
Description
This is a rare 1682 Cantelli da Vignola map of the Kingdom of Persia, incorporating modern day Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The map is unusual in its depiction of an eastern border to the Persian empire, here bordering the Mogul Empire. The map overall is notable for Cantelli s attempt to reconcile conflicting classical information of what was an essentially unfamiliar region, with what was at the time up-to-date geographical data. Cantelli synthesizes a variety of travel accounts and early maps, including those of Pietro della Valle (1586 - 1652), and Adam Olearius (1603 - 1671). Throughout the map, contemporary place names are printed alongside historical names, or those used by other peoples: for example, the name for the Caspian Sea is given in Latin, as well as transli