Description This handcoloured print shows a map of Persia and Parthia, a northern part of Iran. We see Arab counties and part of India, Indian Ocean and Caspian Sea. The text is in German. Made by an anonymous engraver after Jacques-Nicolas Bellin . Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 36.9 x 25.3 cm (14.53 x 9.96 inch). Image size: 35.2 x 23.8 cm. (13.86 x 9.37 inch). Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Brownish. Creases. Paper loss left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. MAP-IRAN-PERSIA-MIDDLE EAST-PARTHIA-ARAB COUNTRIES-INDIA-INDIAN OCEAN-CASPIAN SEA | RBOS-A9-28 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published ca. 1760. Biography artist: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important cartographers in the 18th century.
