Lot 121
Kinneir, John Macdonald
Map of the Countries lying between the Euphrates and Indus
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
on the East and West, and the Oxus and Terek and Indian Ocean on the North and South. Inscribed to Brigadier General Sir John Malcolm, Knight. London: A. Arrowsmith, 1813. Engraved folding map on 16 sheets, sectionalised and laid on linen, opening to 96 x 128cm, a few very small nicks and losses along edges, dust-soiling and pencil markings to left-hand side, right-hand side with two closed transverse tears (with attempted repair verso) and a few old stains to two sections, small surface-abrasion near foot touching text 'Rasool Khyma', another similar blemish below
Footnote
Note: Published to accompany Kinneir's Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire, the map is focused on modern-day Iran, and also covers parts of the Caucasus, Central Asia, modern Pakistan and the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf, where named locations include Sharjah ('Shurga'), Umm al-Quwain ('Murgaveen') and Ra's al-Khaymah ('Rasool Khyma'), all in the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. A lithographic version was printed later, in 1856.