Early modern European views of Tiflis

View of Tiflis/Tbilisi. On the left, the Metekhi Church and the Narikala castle.

CHARDIN, John, Sir. Of noble knight Chardin of the great king of Persia Hoff trading Manns, Curieuse Persian- and East Indian travel description Consisting in a regular journal or Daily Verzeichnüß his in Persia and eastern India over the schwartze sea and Cholchidem filed trips, first place described by Authore itself in Frantzösischer voice / nachgehends in the English; anitzo but übersezt for its Wortreffligkeit in the High German / Geziret with beautiful Rupffern / and nöthigem register provided Leibzig, Gleditsch, 1687

View of Tiflis/Tbilisi. On the left, the Metekhi Church and the Narikala castle.

Peeters, Jacob. Description of the main cities, harbors and islands of the Gulf of Venice from the eastern side. As also cities and fortresses of Moree, and some places in Greece and the main islands of the archipelago and fortresses jcelles suitte and some famous places of Saincte Earth, and the other below Osmanic domination toward the south and the east, and some major cities in Persia and the reign of Grand Mogol while abridged. Brought to light by Jacques Peeters, Antwerp, In the market for old shoes, in 1690.

View of Tiflis.

TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de. Relationship of a Voyage du Levant, made by order of the King. Containing ancient & modern history of several Islands of the Archipelago, Constantinople, the coast of the Black Sea, Armenia, Georgia, the borders of Persia, Asia Minor. With plans of cities & significant places ..., vol. ΙΙ, Paris, Imprimerie Royale, M.DCCXVII [1717].

A view of Tiflis/Tbilisi in early 18th century. This engraving was produced by one of the leading German mapmakers Iohann Baptist Homann (from Nürnberg) who held Imperial printing privileges. In 1724, Homann produced a large engraving featuring views of major cities of Caucasus and Persia.

Various Prospecte the Vornemsten cities in Persia velvet vordest one our the Caspian Sea, the Russian Empire, though in town to mehrenem Liecht and Erleuterung the newly-versertigten Persianischen land charters / ed. by Johann Baptist Homann,