Syria Seleucid Empire Middle East Alexander the Great 1738 historical map
Brian DiMambroSyria after ye Death of Alexander the Great.
(Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Asia, Middle East, Historical Maps, Seleucid Empire, Syria, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Holy Land, Middle East, Euphrates, Phoenicia).
Issued 1738, London. Engraved by J. Blundell.
Attractive early 18th century engraved map, with lovely hand color.
Large vignette scene top right includes a regal seated ruler facing supplicants, a man slaughtering a pig, a boy with a dog, metal work objects, etc.
Clean condition, original horizontal fold line as issued.
Sheet measures c. 10 1/4" H x 13 5/8" W.
Printed area measures c. 8" H x 12" W.
[R35688].
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1, p. 153 (noting an H. Blundell, 1717 working with Kip, but otherwise apparently no mention of this map engraver).