Cartographer:
QUAD, Matthias
Title:
PERSIAE REGNUM SIVE SOPHORU IMPERIUM.
Stock Code:
5420
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Fascilus Geographicus
Size: (W x H):
26cm x 18cm
10 inches x 7 inches
Date:
1608
Price:
£245
Handsome map of Persia, including the Caspian Sea, parts of Arabia and north-west India. Title along top edge. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Fine condition. Good margins.