Mercator’s Ptolemaic map of Persia
Tab. V. Asiae, Repraesentansd Mediam, Hyrcaniam, Assyriam, Susianam, ac Persidem.
Utrecht, François Halma, c.1695. Coloured. 350 x 455mm.
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First published 1578, this map comes from Mercator's edition of Ptolemy's 'Geography', with the maps updated to Mercator's Projection. This example is of the second state, with a new title cartouche replacing the original strapwork one.
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