Map Of Ancient Greece 1831 Hand - Colored Adriatic & Aegian Sea Cartography
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for a detailed view. Date: 1831Short Title: Ancient GreeceFull Title: Grecia Antigua. Pablo Alabern lo g°. en Barcelona ano 1831. Source: Coleccion De Mapas Geograficos, Antiguos Y Modernos Del Acreditado Tardieu Y Otros Autores Clasicos, Publicada Por Los Redactores Del Diccionario Geografico Universal En El Ano 1835. Barcelona, En La Libreria de Jose Torner, calle del Pegomi num. 4, Donde tambien se hassa el Diccionario. This collection of maps publis...hed in 1835 was created by Domingo Estruc, Pablo Alabern and Ramon Alabern (son of Pablo) for Barcelona Publisher, Jose Torner’s, Diccionario Geografico Universal (1830-1834). Ramon Alabern is often credited with creating the first Spanish Daguerreotype on 10 November, 1839. Estruc is famous for his very rare and highly detailed 1835 map of Cuba requiring 18 separate steel plates with an overall measurement of 12ft. by 5ft. Size of Map: 45cm X 32cm (18” X 12 3/4”)Description: Hand coloured country and regional borders. Presents Ancient Greece and Macedonia with Latin names of cities, mountain ranges, bodies of water (including the “Ionium Mare”- modern Adriatic Sea, and “Aegaeum Mare” – modern Sea) and geographic relief. Spanish, Greek, Roman and Maritime distance scales at bottom outside of border. Fine condition with Fine plate marking. References: Tooley’s A-D, 15; Q-Z , 284; Phillips, Vol. IV, 4318 (22); A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!