Ancient map of Persian empire, 1679

Ancient map of Persian empire, 1679Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi was an Italian mapmaker and publisher in the late 17th century. In 1679, he created a map of Ancient Persia, which depicted the regions and provinces of the historical Persian Empire. During ancient times, the Persian Empire was a vast and powerful kingdom that existed from approximately 550 BCE to 330 BCE. It encompassed various regions of modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and parts of Central Asia and the Caucasus. De Rossi

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