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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1828	Finley, Anthony	Philadelphia	Persia Arabia Tartary & Afghanistan	$40	Picture

An engraved map, with hand colored wash.

Size: 9 3/4 inches X 8 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 325 miles.

Map Type: Atlas

This is a superior copy, very clean with vivid colors.

This detailed map of the Middle East, colored by country, is from a rare edition of Finley's New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions Of The Globe, ... It includes todays Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Georgia, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.

Anthony Finley produced a series of fine atlases during the 1820's. He often collaborated with the renowned cartographers and engravers of the Philadelphia area such as J.H. Young and Henry S. Tanner. Finley's work was recognized for it's very high quality as each map is elegantly presented, with crisp and clear engraving and very attractive pastel hand shading.

References: American Maps and Mapmakers, p268, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 285, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1909