1695 Gerard Mercator Antique Ptolemy Map of Iran & Iraq between Caspian & Persian Gulf SE Asia Among the obstacles were the

Among the obstacles were the presence of the independent states of the Boers and the Kingdom of Zululand and its army

Brasilia -  Oriented west to the top of the plate

Under Mexican rule

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1695 Gerard Mercator Antique Ptolemy Map of Iran & Iraq between Caspian & Persian Gulf SE Asia Among the obstacles were theTitle : Asiae V tab: Size: 21in x 17 1 2in (535mm x 445mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1695 Ref #: 51007 Description: This original copper plate engraved hand coloured antique Ptolemy map of Iran & Iraq between Caspian & the Persian Gulf, after Claude Ptolemy's Geographia was published in the Helma Strick edition of Geographia in 1695. These maps, after the 1st century text by Claude Ptolemy, were first published by Gerard Mercator in 1578