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C1747
A Map of the Ancient City of Syracuse.
Two c.18th plans of the city of Syracuse, Sicily on the one sheet shown before and after the city was besieged by the Athenians. The siege of Syracuse of 414-413 BC was a two year long epic that ended with the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Map of the Ancient City of Syracuse.
Date:
C1747
Mapmaker:
Unknown
Condition:
Lower left hand side margin reinstated, otherwise in good condition. With folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
175mm
x 270mm
Paper Size:
198mm
x 281mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1747
Description:
Two c.18th plans of the city of Syracuse, Sicily on the one sheet shown before and after the city was besieged by the Athenians. The siege of Syracuse of 414-413 BC was a two year long epic that ended with the total defeat and destruction of the Athenian army, and that put Athens onto the defensive in the renewed fighting in the Great Peloponnesian War.
