JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURGUIGNON D'ANVILLE
PREMIERE PARTIE DE LA CARTE D’ASIE CONTENANT LA TURQUIE, L’ ARABIE, LA PERSE, L’INDE EN DECA DU GANGE
MountedYear: 1751
Map Size: 83.6 x 52.8 cm (32.9 x 20.7 inches)
Mount Size: 93 x 54.5 cm (36.6 x 21.4 inches)
This excellent double sheet map of the western half of Asia, published by D'Anville. Includes details from Turkey through the Black and Caspian Seas to Tibet and south to include the Arabian Peninsula and all of India. Fine detail throughout, including the Maldive Islands.
The map mentions a number of trading centres along the Silk Road, including Samarkand, Bukhara, Lop Nor, and others.
A very large, coloured title cartouche takes up the entire Arabian Sea and incorporates four Asian figures, including stylised Christian, Muslim, Zoroastrian, and Buddhist elements.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
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