http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/antiquemaprss.gif http://www.geographicus.com 144 30 Rare and Antique Map Gallery, New York City Our online antique map gallery is updated daily. This is our feed detailing the last rare antique maps added to the Persia and Afghanistan category. http://www.geographicus.com en-us Geographicus Rare and Antique Maps Wed, 04 Dec 2013 05:01:09 GMT 10 Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Persia and Afghanistan category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery. http://www.geographicus.com Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:30:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Arabia-johnson-1863"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Arabia-johnson-1863-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a very nice example of Johnson and Ward's 1863 map of Arabia, Persia and Turkey in Asia. It covers from the Mediterranean and Egypt eastwards as far as the Mouths of the Indus River, as well as southward as far as the Horn of Africa and northwards to the Black Sea. Depicts most of the politically volatile modern day middle east, including the nations of Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Arabia-johnson-1863>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Arabia-johnson-1863 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Arabia-johnson-1863 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Arabia-johnson-1863 150.00 USD Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:28:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPersia-sales-1782"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/AncientPersia-sales-1782-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a rare 1782 map of ancient Persia by Jean- Baptiste-Claude Delisle de Sales. The map covers the lands of the First Persian Empire as divided into 20 Satrapies or provinces from Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea, east as far as modern day Afghanistan. Includes the Black Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and a rather bulbous Caspian Sea. The map notes several rivers, lakes, cities and towns, as well as topographical features, with mountains rendered in profile. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPersia-sales-1782>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPersia-sales-1782 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPersia-sales-1782 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AncientPersia-sales-1782 200.00 USD Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:40:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-reichard-1804"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-reichard-1804-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A fascinating 1804 map of Persia by Christian Gottlieb Reichard. It covers from the Black Sea south as far as the Persian Gulf and east as far as Punjab in India, including the modern day nations of Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The map identifies numerous towns, villages, deserts, mountain ranges, river systems and a host of other topographical features. The map is color coded according to territories and boundaries. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-reichard-1804>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-reichard-1804 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-reichard-1804 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-reichard-1804 300.00 USD Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:40:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-santini-1779"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-santini-1779-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a beautiful example of Paolo Santini's 1779 map of Persia. It covers the Persian Empire from the Black Sea south as far as the Persian Gulf and east as far as Kashmir and Punjab in India, including the modern day nations of Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India. The map identifies numerous towns, villages, deserts, mountain ranges, river systems and a host of other topographical features. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-santini-1779>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-santini-1779 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-santini-1779 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-santini-1779 600.00 USD Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:18:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A monumental and highly detailed 1751 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Centered on Persia, this map covers from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. It offers excellent coverage of the central Asian portions of the Silk Route naming the centers of Samarkand, Bukhara, Lop Nor, and others. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-anville-1751 2000.00 USD Tue, 07 May 2013 17:08:00 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/PersianGulf-anville-1776-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A scarce 1776 map of the Persian Gulf by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Essentially a nautical chart, this map covers from Basrah to the Straits of Hormuz. D'Anville prepared this map in 1758 to illustrate a lecture presented to the Paris Academie des Belles-Lettres regarding his speculations on the then little known geography of the Persian Gulf. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PersianGulf-anville-1776 550.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:05:02 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-hall-1835"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-hall-1835-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a beautiful map of Persia from Sidney Hall's extremely scarce 1835 New General Atlas . It covers from Kouk Daria (Garaboazkoi Basin) to the Indian Ocean and the mouths of the Indus Rover and the Great Rann of Kutch in India. It includes the modern day nations of Iran and Afghanistan as well as parts of Pakistan and Turkmenistan. Hall shows offshore reefs and banks in the Persian Gulf. Towns, rivers, mountains, islands and various other important topographical details are noted. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-hall-1835>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-hall-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-hall-1835 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-hall-1835 350.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:01:13 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-randmcnally-1895"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-randmcnally-1895-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1892 map of Persia, Afghanistan and Baluchistan. It covers the modern day nations of Iran, Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan. The map depicts the last days of the Ottoman empire, whose hegemony, though rapidly declining, still dominated much of the Middle east. Persia at this time was controlled by the powerful Qajar Dynasty of Shahs. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-randmcnally-1895>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-randmcnally-1895 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-randmcnally-1895 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-randmcnally-1895 100.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:59:21 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1851"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-black-1851-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is a fine example of the Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Persia and Afghanistan. Centered on Yazd (Yezd) in modern day Iran, the map covers Iran, Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, Iraq, India and Turkmenistan. It is curious to note that the northern borders of Persia, east of the Caspian Sea, are indistinct and suggestive of a general lack of knowledge regarding central Asia in the middle 19th century. Persia at this time was controlled by the powerful Qajar Dynasty of Shahs. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1851>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1851 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1851 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1851 150.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:53:28 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is an attractive example of the 1828 Malte-Brun map of Turkey in Asia. The map covers from the Black Sea to Arabia, inclusive Cyprus. Centered on the Holy land (Palestine / Israel), the map covers the modern day countries of Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. The boundary between europe and Asia is also depicted. Various, important rivers, islands, cities and other topographical details are noted. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-maltebrun-1828 100.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:53:06 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A curious and uncommon four panel wall map 1786 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the english publisher M. Postlethwayte. Published in four separate panels, this map can be either joined as a single massive map as assembled, as above, in separate panels. As a whole the map centers on Persia, covering from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. Postlethwayte derived this map from the influential French cartographer J. B. B. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755 1000.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:52:16 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is an uncommon 1588 Ptolemaic map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan issued for Girolamo Ruscelli's Italian edition of the Geografia di Tolomeo . Cartographically Ruscelli based this map on interpretations of Claudius Ptolemy's Geographica by Bernard Sylvanus and Sebastian Munster. The map covers the regions between the ancient Parthia and the Indus River valley and between Aria (Herat), and the Indian Ocean. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TabulaAsiaeIX-ruscelli-1588 250.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:51:43 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-wyld-1823-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An unusual and beautiful 1823 manuscript map of Persia and Afghanistan (Iran) in antiquity. The map generally follows the historical atlas work of the english cartographer James Wyld however is a fully independent and unique hand rendered production. The manuscript geographical data and detail throughout is altogether outstanding and completed in a fine hand adept at decorative text and the rendering of rivers and mountains. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-wyld-1823 500.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:47:02 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is Karl von Spruner's 1854 historical map of Asia Minor, Iran, Iraq, and the Caucuses during the hegemony of the Byzantine empire. The map covers from Georgia south to Syria and includes the modern day countries of Turkey, Syria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and parts of Iran and Iraq. Asia Minor was considered the heartland of the Byzantine empire during its most powerful years. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinorByzantine-spruner-1854 150.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:45:03 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1840"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Persia-black-1840-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1840 map of Persia. Set between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, this map covers all of modern day Iran and Afghanistan as well as parts of adjacent Pakistan, and Iraq. Persia at this time was controlled by the powerful Qajar Dynasty of Shahs. This map was engraved by S. Hall for issue in the 1840 edition of Black's General Atlas . <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1840>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1840 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1840 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Persia-black-1840 150.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:42:50 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaPerse-kaerius-1700"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/LaPerse-kaerius-1700-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An uncommon and unusual map of Persia issued for Martineau du Plessis in 1700. Covering from the Capsian Sea to the Persian Gulf and from Armenia to India and Tartary, this is most likes a re-engraving of Kaerius� c. 1628 map of the region. Cartographically this map is most notable for its misorientation of the Caspian Sea, an error common to maps of the 16th and 17th though rarely the 18th century. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaPerse-kaerius-1700>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaPerse-kaerius-1700 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaPerse-kaerius-1700 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaPerse-kaerius-1700 250.00 USD Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:11:07 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An extremely attractive example of S. A. Mitchell Sr.�s 1853 map of Turkey in Asia. This map, made when the Ottoman Empire controlled much of the Middle East, covers what is today Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Ottoman provinces are color coded and numbered. An inset map in the lower left quadrant shows the environs of Constantinople (Istanbul). Surrounded by the green border common to Mitchell maps from the 1850s. Prepared by S. A. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TurkeyAsia-mitchell-1850 150.00 USD