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C1747
Mesopotamia and Babylonia with the course of the Euphrates and Tigris.
Scarce c.18th map of Babylonia the state in ancient Mesopotamia. The city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq, was founded more than 4,000 years ago as a small port town on the Euphrates River. It grew into … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Mesopotamia and Babylonia with the course of the Euphrates and Tigris.
Date:
C1747
Mapmaker:
Unknown
Condition:
Narrow margins as usual, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
302mm
x 200mm
Paper Size:
315mm
x 21mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1747
Description:
Scarce c.18th map of Babylonia the state in ancient Mesopotamia. The city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq, was founded more than 4,000 years ago as a small port town on the Euphrates River. It grew into one of the largest cities of the ancient world under the rule of Hammurabi.
