‘West-Persien, Oder Die Weslichen Stufenländer Des Iranischen Hochlandes’
Date:
1852/1852
Description:
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil VIII, IX. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von Dietrich Reimer’.Map of western portion of Persia showing various routes in the region including route traversed by James Justinian Morier in 1808; John Macdonald Kinneir’s expedition of 1813-14; and tour of Baron C. A. De Bode from Teheran through Ispahan and Persepolis to Shiraz. Borders outlined in colour.In the bottom right-hand corner there is a table of reference listing Persian, Turkish and Arabic geographic terms with German equivalents and abbreviations.Includes an inset map entitled 'Schîraz, Persepolis und Umgegend'.Physical description: Dimensions: 464 x 354 mm, on sheet 482 x 474 mm