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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier-Lacouchy : Original Map - "Empires Assyrio-Babyloniens et Medo-Perses, de 721 a 500 avant J.C. [Assyro-Babylonian and Medo-Persian Empires, from 721 to 500 BC]; Pl. 5"; 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 Assyro-Babylonian and Medo-Persian (Achaemenid) Empires from the years 721 to 500 BCE. Composition is roughly centered around the empires, which were located roughly in what is present-day Iran and Iraq. The Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea are pictured at the top and bottom of the map. Surrounding areas also shown including the Arabian Desert to the west and "Parthes" and "Carmanie" to the east. 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. The map features beautiful pink and green watercolors within the Assyro-Babylonian and Medo-Persian Empires, respectively, as well as additional watercolored lines in green, blue, orange, and pink which demarcate regional borders or routes relating to historical events. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance 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 "La Lettre par Lahanier-Lacouchy." This map is Plate 5 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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