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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier-Lacouchy : Original Map - "Empire de Cyrus, 538 avant J.C. [Empire of Cyrus, 538 BC]; Pl. 6"; From "Atlas geographique dresse pour l'histoire universelle de l'eglise catholique de l'abbe Rohrbacher" ("Geographical Atlas, Compiled for, the Universal History of the Catholic Church of Abbot Rohrbacher")

Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, Editeurs, Paris, France, 1861

Text is in French. Original publisher's hand-colored map showing the empire of Cyrus the Great in the year 538 BCE as well as successive rulers. Composition is roughly centered around the Sinai Peninsula. A legend corresponds to lines in pink, orange, and purple watercolors, which show the empire's boundaries during Cyrus's reign in the year 538 BCE, the reign of Darius I in 500 BCE, and the reign of Alexander the Great in 300 BCE, respectively. Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13." The vertical center fold line is original as this map came from an atlas. Map is very clean and intact except for some foxing and age toning on front and back and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. Some of the other depicted regions on the map include Egypt, present-day Libya, the Aegean Islands, Macedonia, and Persia. The map features beautiful blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and pink watercolors within country or regional borders or as outlines. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance and the legend are in the lower-right corner below the title. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "Le Trait par Raynaud," "Impie. ['Imprimerie'] de Louis Antoine, 1, rue de Cluny, Paris," and "Ecrit par Lahanier-Lacouchy." This map is Plate 6 from an atlas that accompanied "L'Historie universelle de l'eglise catholique" ("Universal History of the Catholic Church"), a notable work by Abbot Rohrbacher. Rene Francois Rohrbacher (1789-1856) was a French priest, ecclesiastical historian, and politician. The main author of this atlas is Auguste Henri Dufour (1795-1865), a French geographer.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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