A QAJAR TRAVELER'S ALBUM OF MAPS OF WORLD CAPITALS

FRANCE AND IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A QAJAR TRAVELER'S ALBUM OF MAPS OF WORLD CAPITALS
FRANCE AND IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising ten printed maps of capitals with their major sites, each map facing a table with short introductory text in black nasta'liq script and translation in Persian of the map legends, some words picked out in magenta, pagination in Persian in the upper corner, each laid down between coloured borders with gilt and polychrome rules, on coloured cardboard margins, concertina bound, with marbled paper covers, pages reinforced, otherwise in good condition
Each map 10 x 7¾in. (25.5 x 19.6cm.); folio 13¼ x 10¼in. (33.5 x 25.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

The following cities are illustrated in this album:
London
Paris
St Petersburg
Vienna
Istanbul
Rome
Madrid
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Calcutta

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