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Ruinen van 't Paleis van Darius, gelegen in 't oude Persepolis, door last van Alexander de Groote verbrandt.

  • ARTIST: Francois Valentijn

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1724-26

  • EDITION SIZE: 11 3/8 x 21 3/4" (29 x 55.4 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Persepolis was sacked by the troops of Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Today, Persepolis remains one of the world's great archeological sites. This view appeared in Valentijn’s “Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien.”

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Very good condition. Black and white.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps