Watch List notes:

"Thomas Kouli Khan, Emperor of Persia Assassinated in his Tent by five of his Officers...". Copperplate, hand-colored. Approx. 7 x 11 ¼" Engraved for Bankes's New System of Geography, published 1789. Depiction of the assassination of Tahmasp Qoli Khan, known as Nadir Shah Afshar, on the night of June 20, 1747 in his tent in Quchan, Khorasan by his officers. Matted and in attractive gold edged frame, 13 x 17"..

Estimate: $75 - $100