CARTE DES PAYS VOISINS DE LA MER CASPIENE dressée pour l’usage du ROY sur la Carte de cete Mer faite par l’ordre du Czar; Sur les Memoires manuscrits de Soskam-Sabbas Prince de Georgie, Sur ceux de Mrs Crusins, Zurabek, et Fabritius Ambassadeurs a la Cour

Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. This interesting map of the surrounding countries of the Caspian Sea has the Black Sea in the west and Tartary in the east; Iraq in the south and Russia in the north. Decorative cartouche upper right corner in which it is explained that this map was made at the order of the Czar using the manuscripts of Soskam Sabbas, Prince of Georgia as well as a large number of “intelligent people”. Scale top centre.

Good condition - slight dark patches in margins but not affecting image, some off-setting.