Hand-colored borders and pictorial relief bring to life the mountainous terrain of the Hellenic world
this map reflects the romantic elegance of Victorian cartography
De Wit’s Brvxella exemplifies the precision and grandeur of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography
Issued in 1793 as part of the second edition of the atlas
- Museum-grade paper ensures durability and longevity
Antique Map of Ancient Greece (1762) — J.B.B. d’Anville, Graeciae Antiquae, Paris Size:23.4" x 33.1" Hand-colored borders and pictorial reliefEngraved and published in Paris by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon dAnville in 1762, this magnificent map, Graeciae Antiquae Specimen Geographicum, depicts the lands of ancient Greece and Macedonia with scholarly precision. Hand colored borders and pictorial relief bring to life the mountainous terrain of the Hellenic world, while an inset focuses on the lesser known northern regions of Greece. DAnville, one of the Enlightenments greatest geographers,