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| Keywords: 1730 Ottens Map of Persia (Iran, Iraq, Turkey) - Geographicus - RegnumPersicum-ottens-1730.jpg A scarce and altogether spectacular c 1730 map of southwestern Asia specifically focusing on Persia by Reiner and Joshua Ottens Covers from Egypt and Greece eastward to include Turkey the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula the Black and Caspian Seas Persia and Tartary Afghanistan and Pakistan including the Indus valley and the western extant of the Mogul Empire Extends as far north as Asof Asov and Tibet and as far south as Medina Includes superb detail regarding the early 18th century Silk Route trading routes through Persia and Central Asia noting the important centers of Samarkand Bukhara and Tashkent Generally accurate with only a few notable flaws Most specifically the positioning of Lake Van and Lake Chahi in close proximity to one another These lakes are in fact separated by over 160 kilometers Identifies the Pyramids of Egypt the ruins of Troy Mt Sinai and Mt Agerdaghi Mt Ararat but labeled Mt Noah Upper right quadrant features an attractive title cartouche with baroque ornamentation Upper left quadrant has eight distance scales on a curtain circa 1730 undated Size in 35 20 object history credit line accession number RegnumPersicum-ottens-1730 Independent Issue Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 1730 maps Old maps showing the whole Near East 1730 Old maps of the Middle East Old maps of the Caucasus Maps of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th-century 1730 Old maps of the Ottoman Empire Old maps of Armenia Old maps of Iran Old maps of Iraq Old maps of Palestine 1730 Old maps of Syria Old maps of Turkey Ottoman Palestine in the 18th century 1730 Ottoman Syria 1730 Iran in the 18th century Maps in Latin Ottens family الحوراء Madian Tabuc Arabia Petra Egypt Maps of Saudi Arabia Tima Tayma | ||||
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