This fine
large
original antique map of
Greece, The Aegean Islands and the West Coast of Turkey
& Crete illustrating the Voyages of the Anacharsis the
Younger was engraved in 1788 -
dated - and was published by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage in his Voyage Anacharsis
(The
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece)
published between 1781 - 1788.
Voyage Anacharsis
is an illustrative account of the travels of Anacharsis
the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth
century before the Christian era.
Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage: (1760-1825) was a French geographer and cosmographer
who studied under D' Anville and became one of the
founders of the Geography Society of Paris. (Ref:
Tooley; M&B)
General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy & stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 19 1/4in x
16in (490mm x
410mm)
Plate size: -
18 1/2in x
14 1/2in (470mm x 370mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - Folds as issued
Verso: -
None
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