Historical views of Persia (Iran). Persian lady traveling in a palanquin on a camel 61, Zoroastrians or Ghebers worshipping the naphtha flame 62, and men playing polo 63. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylor’s Scenes in Asia, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1819.

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