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

which dominates the composition

a king who committed a heinous crime

The company hired a team of salespeople who traveled the country

It featured detailed county maps

with her flowing robes and serene expression suggesting the calming and healing qualities of medicine

including "The East India Islands

He was born in Moscow and studied law and economics at the University of Moscow before deciding to pursue a career in art

During his time in Japan

Some art historians suggest that the title may refer to the idea of a rose blooming amidst a thorny tangle of branches

De Jode's map of Southeast Asia was part of his larger atlas called "Speculum Orbis Terrae" (Mirror of the World)

"Illustrations of China and its People

and publisher who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries