ISFAHAN, HAND-COLORED BIRD'S-EYE VIEW, PUBLISHED BY JOHANNES JANSSONIUS, AMSTERDAMcirca 1695 Hand-colored copperplate engraving offering a sweeping bird's-eye view of Isfahan, the great Safavid-era capital of Persia, framed by distant mountains and richly detailed with the city's domed mosques, minarets, gardens, and walled compounds. The view was engraved by Matthaus Merian and published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam in 1695. A banner across the top reads "ISFAHAN," and a lettered key at the base identifies twenty key landmarks in Latin. Framed. Not examined out of frame. 16 x 20 inches; frame: 20 x 24 inches $400-600
