Title of the map :

"PERSIA Sive SOPHORUM REGNUM"

Large and nice antique copper engraved map of Persia by Willem Janszoon BLAEU (1571-1638), 17th century. 

The map extends from the Caucasus and Red Sea to Afghanistan and Tartary, and from the Arabian Desert to the Indus River. The map shows the Dalanguer Mountains and the Cabul Region

The map presents two cartouches, one with the dedication cartouche in the lower right side, referent to the politician to whom the map was previously dedicated, Theodoro Tholing.

Blaeu family was the most important cartographer and geographer in 17th century.

Size with margins : 59,5 x 47 cm / 23,2 x 18,5 inches

Edition : Amsterdam, from Atlas Novus, 1642, 17th century, Dutch edition.

Condition : very good condition, old colors.

Willem Janszoon Blaeu was the founder of the Blaeu cartography dynasty, the finest mapmakers of the Golden age of Dutch cartography. 

He studied astronomy with Tycho Brahe at Uranienborg, and moved to Amsterdam to establish a shop in 1605, close his contemporaries and rivals Johannes Janssonius and Jacob Colom. He produced globes at first. Then, the sons of Willem, Johan and Joan, joined him in the firm. They produced their first atlas together in 1630 the "Atlas Appendix". Five years later, their produced their "Atlas Novus", edited in 4 languages. After the death of Willem, Joan expanded the Atlas Novus into the Atlas Major, the largest atlas of its time. This edition had between nine and twelve volumes, beautifully engraved and coloured. In 1648, they produced a very large wall world map in 20 parts. And they continued to produce globes too.

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