L’Empire du Sophy de Perses.

Attractive map of Iran, or Persia, which, at the time, included much of Afghanistan. Title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French mathematical and scientific instrument maker.

Fine condition.