Greece and the Med | Map Maps-Unframed Engraver: Bentley

Engraver: Bentley

Internal Dimensions – plate mark: 38 x 24cm

Lord Byron's mistress in Italy

Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier whose passion for ancient Greece led him to travel to the country in 1776 accompanied by an entourage of prominent artists and scholars

An elegant miniature nautical map

Greece and the Med | Map Maps-Unframed Engraver: BentleyAn outstanding map of Greece and the Mediterranean published in 1741 with the publication date printed on the top left corner. The map features an ornamental cartouche with a series of ancient Greek coins hand colored in gold. It is from an eighteenth century German atlas. Guaranteed to be over 250 years old. Internal Dimensions plate mark: 59 x 52cm Date: 1741 Engraving medium: Copper plate engraving SKU: P118