Historic Map : Bocage Map of Athens, Greece, 1784, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in This is a fascinating 1791

This is a fascinating 1791 map of the regions of Laconia and the island of Cythera in Ancient Greece

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only 500 were issued

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Historic Map : Bocage Map of Athens, Greece, 1784, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in This is a fascinating 1791This is an attractive 1784 map of ancient Athens, Greece. Covering the walled center of ancient Athens, this map details the ancient city's most important buildings and monuments. Names the Lyceum (Aristotle's famous school of philosophy) and the Cynosarges (Public gymnasium) as well as the Forum, the Citadel, the Temple of Theseus, and the Areopagus. Prepared by Barbie de Bocage for publication in the atlas volume attached to Jean Jacques