Antique 1866 Ancient Greece Map from SDUK Atlas – Athens, Corinth, Sparta, Patras, Preveza, Kalamata, Saronic, Cyclades high quality Islands, Negropont
Beautiful, antique map of Ancient Greece. This is an authentic 1866 engraving, published in the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Information Atlas. This map is original and is NOT a reproduction.
See what Ancient Greece looked like, as lithographed over 155 years ago. Hand colored. Verso is blank. Lots of intricate, charming details like mountains, islands, lakes, trade routes, canals, rivers and older city names.
Perfect for the historian, map-lover, the curious or just as a conversation starter. Wonderful and rare. Vintage maps such as these make great gifts.
Edition of 1866, printed 1866
Dimensions: 17 1/4" width x 14"height
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Features
Places & Features: Greece, Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Patras, Agrinio, Preveza, Kalamata, Tripoli, Cycladies Islands, Gulf of Lepanto, Gulf of Aegina, Gulf of Arkadia, Gulf of Koroni, Gulf of Kolokythi, Skyro, Zante, Kephalonia, St. Maura, Kerigo, Milo, Negropont, Acarnania, Megalopolis, Nauplia Gulf, high quality Hydra, Siphanto, Thermia, and much more.
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) was founded in 1826 with the object of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching, or who preferred self-education. Their publications were intended for the working class and the middle class, as an antidote to the more radical output of the pauper presses.
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Condition: Good Vintage condition, commensurate with age. This map is in great shape for being over 155 years old. Some edge-wear, spotting and toning as can be seen in the photographs, as well as a fold line as-issued, but this flatten easily and all will read as vintage character when framed.
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We will happily adjust shipping price for multiple purchases. Maps are rolled up and shipped in sturdy mailing tubes, never folded.