'ATHENS.; inset Acropolis'
Antique steel engraved map with original hand colouring (color). Inset: Panaromic vignette view. Diagrammatic comparison showing profiles and height of key buildings and structures., 1844
Title of map: 'ATHENS.; inset Acropolis'
The image below shows an enlarged cross section from the centre of the map to show the level of printed detail:
DATE PRINTED: This map was originally published by Baldwin & Cradock in 1832; this date is printed on the map. This edition of the map was printed and published by Chapman & Hall in 1844.
IMAGE SIZE: Approx 33.5 x 41.0cm, 13.25 x 16 inches (Large)
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Cartography by WB Clarke; Colonel Leake; CR Cockerell; engraved by J Henshall
PROVENANCE: "Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge", published by Chapman & Hall, London, under the superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge [SDUK Atlas]
TYPE: Antique steel engraved map with original hand colouring (color). Inset: Panaromic vignette view. Diagrammatic comparison showing profiles and height of key buildings and structures.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain
CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Tight bottom margin below caption; Tight top margin. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography.
REMARKS: FRANCE: Gravures et Cartes anciennes. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPAÑA: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. E and OE. Force Majeure. English law shall apply.
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