Isfahan Safavid Empire Iran Persia 1683 Mallet birds-eye city view hand color Netherlands Hellas sive Graecia Propria Thessalia

Hellas sive Graecia Propria Thessalia et Epirus

small old stain at inset bottom left

The bold large cartouche at top right contains the imprint of Delisle and the date 1726

Interesting assortment of seven mostly 18th century plays

6 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W

Isfahan Safavid Empire Iran Persia 1683 Mallet birds-eye city view hand color Netherlands Hellas sive Graecia Propria ThessaliaHispahan. (Old Prints, 17th Century Prints, Asia, Middle East, Safavid Empire, Iran, Persia, Isfahan, City View). Issued 1683, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved birds eye view with lovely hand color. Title in a banner in the sky across the top, figures in the foreground approaching the distant city. The image has a near folk art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of