1858 Dated Map Turkey Afghanistan Iraq Iran Arabia

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1858 Dated Map of Turkey and Central Asia by L. Dussieux
"ASIE OCCIDENTALE L. Dussieux 1858"
Atlas Complet de Géographie Éleméntaire en 59 cartes
par M.L. Dussieux Paris, Jacques Lecoffre et Comp., Rue du Vieux - Colombier, 29.

Dussieux, a professor of history at École Militaire de Saint-Cyr, published a number of atlases in the mid-19th century. This map comes from the 'Complet de Géographie Éleméntaire', Paris 1859. Map No. 25. Engraved by Marlier.

This authentic dated map covers Turkey, the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan), Cyprus, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. It shows states, provinces, towns, rivers, lakes, and mountains.

• The map shows Persia during the reign of Naser od-Din Shah (ruled 1848-96). Unable to regain territory lost to Russia in the early 19th century, he sought compensation by seizing Herat, Afghanistan, in 1856. Great Britain regarded the move as a threat to British India and declared war on Iran, forcing the return of Herat as well as Iranian recognition of the kingdom of Afghanistan. Popular and religious antagonism to the Qajar regime increased as Naser od-Din Shah strove to raise funds by selling concessions, ostensibly for the development of his country's resources, to Europeans. The money paid for concessions was squandered by the court and on the Shah's journeys to Europe.
• The map shows Afghanistan during the reign of Dost Mohammad (1826-39; 1843-63). He consolidated his rule by occupying Kandahar (1855), Balkh and the northern Khanates (1859), and Herat (1863), the last less than a month before his death in June 1863.
• The eastern border of Afghanistan is shown to extend all the way to the Sulaiman Range , i.e., Sewestan is shown as part of Afghanistan.
• Sistan ("Seistan") is an extensive border region, eastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan. Forty percent of its area is in Iran, as well as the majority of its sparse population. Though Shah Isma'il I (1502-24) of Persia conquered Sistan, he and his successors left the local kings largely in control. In 1747 Sistan came under the control of an Afghan, after whose death it was for long a bone of contention between Iran and Afghanistan. This dispute led to British arbitration and the delimitation of the Irano-Afghan frontier in 1872.
• Herat has been fought over by many foreign conquerors throughout history. The Macedonian Alexander the Great took it; later it was held by Parthians, Kushans, Persians, and Hephthalites. In the 7th century Herat fell to the Arabs, and it was conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century. Various other peoples contested its possession until its annexation by a unified Afghanistan in 1747. The map shows Herat as an independent entity.
• The Ottoman Empire was created in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries on the ruins of the Byzantine Empire, from the caliphate of Baghdad and independent Turkish principalities. It occupied a vast territory extending over parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe between the Eastern Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea.

The map is 7.8 x 10 inches on 9.6 x 12.6 inches sheet. Original hand colored outline. One centerfold, as issued. The map is in good condition. Imperfections: age toning; minor marginal staining and handling. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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