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42) Map of Turky, Arabia and Persia. Corrected from the latest Travels & from ye Observations of ye Royal Societys of London & Paris by G. de L’Isle By: John Senex Date: 1721 (Published) London Dimensions: 18.5 x 22.44 inches (47 cm x 57 cm) Area shown extends from eastern Spain, France, Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Mesopotamia, and Persia across to the Indus River. Also shown is North Africa from Algeria across to Egypt with the Nile, the Red Sea, and Abyssinia. At the center of the map is the Holy Land and Levant, extending down to all of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. Interesting commentaries are scattered around the map (“Kingdom of Gorhan These people have a peculiar language and live continually in the Desarts; Mountains where it is said are found Emeralds; Zala a Little City where is a strong Citadel and noted for its Markets and Merchants”). Condition: Fair condition. Vertical tear at bottom of center fold; tear in upper right margin; stains at edge of sheet far outside the margin, at lower right, upper right, lower left. Fold separation. $750 43) Nuoua (Nuova) Carta del Regno di Persia By : Isak Tirion Date: 1744 (Published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 10.82 x 14.17 inches (27.5 cm x 36 cm) This map displays a region stretching from the eastern Black Sea all the way east to the Indus River. Bodies of water denoted are the eastern half of the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf. All major regions and kingdoms of the time are described, including Georgia, Armenia, Bukhara, Samarkand, Iraq and Persia, to name a few. Condition: This map is in fair condition with some damp staining and foxing. A short mended tear extends into the image in the lower right quadrant. Issued folded. One minor fold separation. $350