Antique Maps of Greece

TURKEY IN EUROPE

An engraved map extending from Bosnia and Moldavia in the north to Crete in the south. Title panel. Imprint dated 1820. 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Fine condition.

From: Smith's New General Atlas

TURQUIE EUROPE 1834

An engraved map of the region with Greece. 8 3/4 x 12 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Wide blank margins. Good condition.

From: Atlas Complet du Precis de la Geographie Universelle. ed. J. J. Huet

GREECE

A miniature engraved map with title and scale cartouches. Part of a description of America on verso in English. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map.

From: A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World published by Roger Rea.

TURKEY IN EUROPE

An engraved map extending from Belgrade to the island of Crete. 13 x 16 1/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Fine condition. Paper watermarked J. Whatman 1834. Imprint of the publisher Henry Teesdale at 302 High Holborn, London. Small slit at one end of the centre fold otherwise nice bright condition.

From: A New General Atlas of the World

MORÉE

A small engraved chart showing the island of Servi lying off the Peloponnese coast. Shows the soundings, anchorage point. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 79 From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

PORT ST. NICOLO SURE L'ISLE SERIGO

A small engraved chart of Avlemonas Bay, Kythira or Cythera. An island formerly Cerigo that lies opposite the south eastern tip of the Peloponese peninsula. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 80 From: Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

PORT LION AUTREFOIS PORT D’ATHENS

An interesting small engraved chart showing the Greek port of Piraeus situated near to Athens. Shows depth soundings. Rhum lines from a compass pointer. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 84 From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

PLAN DE LA MANDRY

A small engraved chart of the bay with depth soundings.. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 82 From: Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

ISLE ESTAMPALIE

A small engraved chart of the island of Astypalae in Greece. Part of the Dodecanese island group. 7 3/4 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. ScaleSmall light brown foxing mark but other goodf condition. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map..

Plate 109. From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

ISLE IPSERA

A small engraved chart showing part of the island of Ipsera and the small island of Antipsara, part of the Dodecanese island group in the southeatsern Aegean Sea. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map. Plate 107. From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

PORT ST. ANTOPINE SUR L’ISLE DE LEMNOS

A small engraved chart. Shows the soundings and anchorage points . 7 3/4 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. Plate 100

From: Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

GOLPHE DE CASSANDRE

A small engraved chart of this region of Greece. It shows depth soundings and anchorage points. 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

Plate 97 From Receuil Des Principaux Plans; des Ports, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranée, Estraits, de ma. Carte Douze Feüilles.... Marselle 1764

TEMPE

An early engraved map showing Mount Olympus and the valley called the Vale of Tempe in ancient times situated in northern Thessaley, Greece. The river Peneus runs though the valley the present day name being Salambria. 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches. Original uncoloured state. Fine clean conditon with wide blank margins. Latin text on verso.

This map comes from the Parergon Theatri which appeared as a historical section of Ortelius’ Theatrum or sometimes as a separate publication.

TURKEY IN EUROPE DRAWN FROM MANY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS AND SURVEYS

A map by E. Bourne including Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Albania, Greece and Crete. The imprint of the published Robert Wilkinson appears beneath the map dated 1800. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Good stout paper. Manuscript number 36 in blank margin. Good clean condition with no repairs. A nice specimen.

From: A General Atlas being A Collection of Maps of the World and Quarters the Principal Empires, Kingdoms &c, with their several Provinces & other Subdivisions, Correctly Delineated

LE ROYAUME DE HONGRIE ET LA TURQUIE D’EUROPE

An engraved map with decorative title cartouche. 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Some original green outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Atlas Moderne Portatif

TURQUIE EUROPE 1834

An engraved map of the region with Greece. 8 3/4 x 12 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Single printer’s crease in the bottom left hand side otherwise good condition.

From: Atlas Complet du Precis de la Geographie Universelle. ed. J. J. Huet.

MACEDONIAE ET THESSALIAE REGIONES

An engraved map of northern Greece showing the historical areas of Macedonia and Thesalia. Embellished with a decorative pictorial cartouche with figures. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Line around the map where it has been in a sunk mount at some time. Original centre fold. Hand coloured. Traces of brown tape on the edges of verso where the map has been attached to a mount. Otherwise good condition with no tears or repairs.

From: Introductionis in Universam Geographiam...

Pascaerte van Zuy delycste zeecusten van MOREA Tusschen Sapienza ende C. de Angelo en de Eylanden daer omtrent gelegen

A fine engraved chart orientated with north north west at the top showing the Gulf of Laconia with Cape Tainaron and Cape Maleas plus the island of Cythera or Kythira. Decorative title cartouche. Sailing ship, compass rose and rhumb lines. 20 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Fine clean condition with good blank margins.

GREECE

An engraved 17th century map of the country embellished with decorative title and scale cartouches. Ships and sea monsters. Imprint of the publisher George Humble and the date of 1626. Original centre fold. Description of Greece in English on verso. Uncoloured. 19 3/4x 15 1/4 inches. Very light water staining across the two bottom corner. Small nick in left hand blank margin. Otherwise a nice clean crisp specimen that has just been taken from the atlas and there not been previously sold as a single map.

From: Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World

A NEW MAP ON ANTIENT THRACE AS ALSO OF THE NORTHERN PARTS OF OLD GREECE, VIZ. MACEDONIA AND THESALIA. DEDICATED TO HIS HIGHNESS WILLIAM DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

An interesting engraved map of the region in ancient times. Decorative title cartouche surmounted by the royal arms. 19 x 14 inches. Uncoloured. Original centre fold. Light waters tain. Lightly tones. Tear in the top right hand corner repaired. Otherwise good.

MILO

A small early engraved map of the island of Milos situated in the southern part of the Cyclades islands. The map is embellished with a decorative title cartouche, compass rose and three sea monsters. 5 1/2 x 4 inches, 140 x 100 mm. Underneath is a decorative initial letter A followed by Italian text which continues onto the reverse side. Page numbered 121 / 122 Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: L'Isole del Mondo