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Auction 184, Lot 565
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"I. II. Craecia Antiqua ad Accuratas Recentiorum Observationes tum Itinerarias tum Astronomicas; Accomodata", Delisle, Guillaume

Subject: Southern Greece

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.5 x 18.9 inches
64.8 x 48 cm
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This decorative map details the southern portion of Greece from the Epirus and Thessaly regions south to include Crete. There is excellent detail of the region's many islands. It features many ancient place names. At bottom left there is a very interesting architectural title cartouche that features Isis, a chariot race, the Colossus at Rhodes, and more. There is an alternative title across the top of the map: Graeciae Pars Meridionalis.

References: cf. Zacharakis #930.

Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on a thick sheet with a large Strasbourg Lily watermark and minor offsetting.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 9/15/2021

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