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"L'Attique, la Megaride et Partie de l'Isle d'Eubee, pour le Voyage du Jenne Anacharsis", Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis

Subject: Central Greece

Period: 1785 (dated)

Publication: Les Voyages du jeune Anacharsis en Greece

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.1 x 7 inches
28.2 x 17.8 cm
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This nicely engraved map covers the ancient region of the Saronic Gulf. It depicts the area north and east of the gulf with Attica, Megaris, and a part of the island of Euboea. The cities of Athens, Megaris, and Thebes are prominently located. The map was published in an imaginary travel journal by Jean Jacques Barthelemy, a historical fiction set in ancient Greece with a title that translates to The Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color and minor scattered foxing that is mostly confined to the margins.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $11

Closed on 4/27/2022

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