Ancient Greece with an Illyria and Macedonia Inset by Danville, 1818

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An original copper engraved map, uncoloured, of mainland Greece from the Illyris and Macedonia down to the Peloponnese, with Cephallenia … Read more An original copper engraved map, uncoloured, of mainland Greece from the Illyris and Macedonia down to the Peloponnese, with Cephallenia and the Ionian islands to the west and Euboea and the western Cyclades to the east. Macedonia, Emathia, Thessalia, Aetolia, Boeotia, Attica, Arcadia, Argolis, and Messenia are lettered across the land; Thessalonica, Delphi, Thebae, Athenae, Megara, Corinth, Argos, Sparta, Olympia and Messene are placed, with Magic Pr. and Taenarum Pr. at the southern capes. The gulfs carry their Latin names, the Thermaicus Sinus, Corinthiacus, Saronicus Sinus and Argolicus Sinus among them. In the lower left corner a second map in its own frame carries the country north into Illyria and Macedonia, with Dardania, Paeonia, Pelagonia, Dyrrhachium, Lissus, Scupi, Stobi, Heraclea and Edessa. The cartouche at left reads The Greece / properly told / for Roman History / by Rollin, / by Anville / The King's Geographer. The inset is headed Supplement for Illyria and Macedonia. The plate number Pl. 23 is engraved above the upper right corner of the neatline. Three scale bars at lower right read Stades Olympus. of 94 Toi. 2 Pi. 8 Pou., Roman Thousands of 755 Toi. and a half and French Premises of 2500 Toises. The plate belongs to the Atlas of Ancient Geography, published in Paris in 1818 by Ledoux and Tenré and printed by Didot the Younger to accompany the works of Charles Rollin (1661 to 1741). Its maps were engraved after the originals of Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782). In the signed foreword Ambrose Tardieu, the geographer-engraver, states that the maps were copied with religious fidelity and that, charged with revising the proofs, he had only to correct negligence and faults of execution. Condition: Light uneven toning, browning towards the edges. Market action soiling along all four edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Complete sheet, all four corners present. Several larger brown marks. Center fold as issued. This is an original antique map, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration purposes only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed. See less