Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Very good. Light wear along original fold lines, at fold intersections, and along margins. Text and printed photographs on verso. Size 18.75 x 27 Inches. This is a c. 1970 Aziz Hatami pictorial road map of Iran. The map depicts the region from Iraq to Afghanistan and from the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Cities, towns, and villages throughout the country are labeled and connected by varying grades of roads. All roads are illustrated in red, with tarmac roads highlighted by two thick parallel lines connected by crosshatching. Solid, passable dirt roads are marked by two parallel red lines, and third-class roads, which the map advises to use only in dry weather, are marked by a single red line. Dashed lines, signifying tracks and caravan roads, 'should be used sparingly and not at all in winter'. Tehran, the capital of Iran, is marked by two concentric circles, while large red dots signify provincial capitals. Distances between cities are given in miles, and airports, historic sites, and gas stations are also identified. Railways and projected railways are also illustrated, as are Iran's rivers and lakes. The blue dashed lines appear to mark provinces, but there is no clear indication that this is so. The whole is surrounded by photographs of famous sites around Iran, including Persepolis, the Jum'a Mosque in Yazd, the Safavid City in Isfahan, and the Blue Mosque in Tabriz. Publication History and Census This map was designed by Aziz Hatami and published by the General Department of Publications and Broadcasting in Iran. Three examples are catalogued in the OCLC as being part of the institutional collections at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and the University of Oxford. This map is rare on the private market. References: OCLC 52664337.

Seller Inventory # RoadMapIran-hatami-1970

Bibliographic details

Title
Road Map of Iran.
Author
1970 Aziz Hatami Pictorial Road Map of Iran
Publication year
1970
Seller catalogs
PERSIA-AFGHANISTAN

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.

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