C1782

Carte de L’Ile de Skyros

Mapmaker:

C.18th engraved map of the island of Skyros, Greece with the Byzantine Monastery of Saint George marked. The monastery was founded in AD 962 by Saint Athanasius the Athonite.  The map is from one of the most celebrated of all … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Carte de L’Ile de Skyros

Date:

C1782

Mapmaker:

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size: 

20mm 
x 162mm

Paper Size: 

274mm 
x 202mm
AUTHENTICITY
Carte de L'Ile de Skyros - Antique Map from 1782

Genuine antique
dated:

1782

Description:

C.18th engraved map of the island of Skyros, Greece with the Byzantine Monastery of Saint George marked. The monastery was founded in AD 962 by Saint Athanasius the Athonite.  The map is from one of the most celebrated of all the published works on Greece which established the model for later publications of Voyages pittoresques.

From Choiseul-Gouffier, M. Voyage pittoresque de la Grece. Paris J.J. Blaise

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: MMS ID 991021631529702626
V & A, Victoria & Albert Museum: ACCESSION NUMBER SP.162:28
Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation: view 119

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