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Untitled map of the Persian Coast, Persian Gulf and its islands, the Strait of Hormuz and the northwest corner of the Gulf of Oman by William Herbert published in London (MCA/01/02/04/02)  

Publication Date:  [1758]
Creator:  Herbert, William, 1718-1795
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 45x60 on sheet 55x72.5cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Imperii Persici delineatio ex scriptis Geographicis Arabum et Persarum [Imperial Persia drawn from Arabian and Persian writings] by mapmakers Christoph Weigel and Adriano Relando, published in Nuremberg (MCA/01/01/05/03)  

Publication Date:  [1719]
Creator:  Wigel, Christoph
Reelant, Adriaan, 1676-1718
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 33x41 on sheet 37.5x46cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Persia published in London by John Gibson (MCA/01/01/06/11)  

Publication Date:  [1770]
Publisher:  John Gibson
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 28.5x33 on sheet 38x42cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

A new and accurate map of the Caspian Sea, laid down from the memory of Soskam Sabbas, a Georgian Prince, assisted by some late improvements by Emanuel Bowen and published in London (MCA/01/02/03/09)  

Publication Date:  [1747]
Creator:  Bowen, Emanuel
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 32x22.5 on sheet 24x28cm(folded)
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Caspian Sea Reagion -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
منطقه خزر -- نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Persia by the mapmaker John Seller and published in London (MCA/01/01/06/04)  

Publication Date:  [1678]
Creator:  Sellar, John
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 9.5x5.5 on sheet 11x14.5cm
Technique:  Black and white
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

A new map of Persia from the latest authorities by engraver John Cary, published in London (MCA/01/01/06/19)  

Publication Date:  1801
Creator:  Cary, John
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 46x52 on sheet 34x64cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Vestiges of Assyria, sheet 2d shewing the positions and plans of the ancient cities of Nimrud and Selamiyeh, the former identical with the Aaqibba of Xenophon perhaps the Calab of Genesis and the [cuneiform inscriptions] of the cuneiform inscriptions, from the trigonometrical survey made in the spring of 1852 at the command of the Government of India ...  

Publication Date:  [1855]
Creator:  J. & C. Walker (Firm)
Jones, James Felix
Publisher:  John Walker
Measurements:  124 x 70 cm
Subjects:  Iraq--Nineveh (Extinct city) -- Maps
Iraq -- Calah (Extinct city) -- Maps
Iraq -- Mosul -- Maps
Archeology
Archaeology
آسيا -- العراقية -- محافظة نينوى -- نمرود
علم الآثار
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Succession des Rois de Perse Anciens et Modernes depuis Cyrus jusqu'a present [The Succession of Persian kings from Cyrus until the present] with a map titled Perse (MCA/01/02/01/03)  

Publication Date:  [1719]
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 37x42 on sheet 44.5x51cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Tweede Gesigt van Persepolis [Second view of Persepolis] by Cornelius Bruyn, published in Amsterdam (MCA/01/02/06/10)  

Publication Date:  [1711]
Publisher:  Cornelius Bruyn
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  image 30.5x62.5 on sheet 32x64.5
Technique:  Black and white
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Imperia Antiqua Pars Media by Rigobert Bonne drawn by Gaspard Andre and published in Paris (MCA/01/02/01/25)  

Publication Date:  [1787]
Creator:  Bonne, Rigobert
André, Gaspard
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 35x23.5 on sheet 42x29cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

A Plain chart of the Caspian Sea, According to the Observations of Capt John Elton, Author of Elton's Quadrant & Thomas Woodroofe Master of the British ships Empress of Russia who Navigated this Sea three years, Presented to Mr Jonas Hanway of St Petersburg in 1745 by his most Obedient Servant Thomas Woodroofe (MCA/01/02/03/07)  

Publication Date:  1753
Creator:  Elton, John
Woodroofe, Thomas
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 34x24 on sheet 38x56.5cm
Technique:  Black and white
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Caspian Sea -- 1753
دریای خزر -- 1753
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

L'impero della Persia divisio ne suoi stati [The Persian Empire divided into regions] engraved by G Pitteri and published in Venice by Antonio Zatta and sons (MCA/01/01/02/05)  

Publication Date:  [1784]
Publisher:  Antonio Zatta and sons
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 31x41 on sheet 37x49cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Handbook to map of Fu-chien (G.S.G.S. no. 2165)  

Publication Date:  1908
Creator:  Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section.
Publisher:  War Office ( London )
Format:  71, xxiii leaves ; 18 cm
Subjects:  Names, Geographical -- China -- Fujian Sheng
Fujian Sheng (China) -- Gazetteers
Names, Geographical
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Persicum Regnum [The Kingdom of Persia] with text on the back by mapmaker Jodocus Hondius and published in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius (MCA/01/01/03/04)  

Publication Date:  [1621]
Publisher:  Johannes Janssonius
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 14x18.5 on sheet 19x23cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Oriens [East] by Christophorus Cellarius (Christopher Keller) published in Rome (MCA/01/02/01/24)  

Publication Date:  [1774]
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 31.5x45.5 on sheet 40.5x54cm
Technique:  Black and white
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

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