Empire of Persia: original copper engraving

"The Empire of Persia in all its provinces...". Original hand-colored copper engraving by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720. This detailed, framed, and colored map depicts modern Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, as well as parts of the Eastern Mediterranean with Cyprus and the Black Sea to the northeast. The decorative title is set within a cartouche featuring a leopard and Cupid, as well as an image of Milenacher. Map size: 49.5 cm x 59 cm. Rahman. Hand-colored, engraved map of the Persian Empire by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720.