Graeciae Antiquae Specimen Geographicum … (1762)

First edition (dated MDCCLXII/1762) of Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville’s large scale hand coloured map of Greece.

The map extends south to the island of Cythera showing the historical cities and regions with the surrounding islands. In the lower right corner are the islands of Melos, Ananes and Cimolus. In the upper right is part of Macedonia. In the upper left is a special inset showing details of Macedonia and the northern part of Greece. Decorative features include a title cartouche with cupids and coloured administrative borders.

This edition is identified by the lack of the inset of Macedonia which appears at lower left in later editions.

From: D’Anville, J., Atlas General