Voyage, ou, Relation de l'etat present du royaume de Perse : avec une differtation curieuse fur les murs, religion & gouvernement de cet etat
This 1695 Paris travel account by Nicolas Sanson, published by the widow of Mabre-Cramoisi, describes the present state of the Persian kingdom, with notes on its customs, religion and government for a French readership. The engravings show Persian palace architecture, a costumed figure, a map of Asia, and a tall multi-tiered tower, drawn in fine black line with hatched shading and little wash. A designer might take the crisp hatching and architectural linework as a model for period-style decorative borders or antique travel-book illustration.
