A lovely detailed map of the region of the Caspian Sea and Usbeck or modern day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The ancient cities of Samarkand (Samarqand) and Askent (Toshkent) are displayed as are Cabul (Kabul) and Candahar (Kandahar) in the south east. In the south west Hispaham (Tehran) is displayed in Persia. Azerbaijan is detailed in the western shore of the Caspian Sea. The Russian territory on the map is dominated by the city of Astracan (Astrakhan). The map is credited to Abraham Maas who was a Dutch cartographer who worked in Russia.

The famous German firm of cartographic publishers was founded by Johann Baptist Homann in 1702 in Nuremberg. In 1707 he published the “Neuer Atlas” whose success continued for many years. In recognition of his success Homann was elected to the Berlin Academy of Sciences. In 1715 Homann was appointed Geographer to the Emperor. Homann died in 1724 and was succeeded by his son Johann Christoph (1703-30) who died shortly after. Henceforth the firm was run by various family members under the title of Homann Heirs until the late 1770s. Homann’s map are generally well engraved in a detailed style. Phillips, P.L. (Atlases) 5960-32; Shirley Atlases in the BL T.Hom 8a no. 13; Tooley’s Dictionary.