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Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Graecia Sophiani
Date: 1592 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: Ortelius's stunning copper-engraved map of Greece during the Classical period, including the Aegean Sea and western Anatolia. Cities are marked in red. Rich original hand-colour.
Map Ref: GRC1801

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Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Tempe
Date: 1595 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: A classical map showing the fabled paradise of Tempe at the foot of Mount Olympus. Humans who had worshipped and honoured the gods sufficiently are rewarded with food, wine, and parties. Coloured.
Map Ref: GRC1867

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Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Thraciae Veteris Typus
Date: c. 1640 Size: 19 x 14 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Historical map of Thrace during the Classical period, including the Bosphorus, the Dardanelles, and the modern-day site of Istanbul. Based on an earlier map by Abraham Ortelius. Latin text on verso. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: GRC1772

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Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Thraciae Veteris Typus
Date: 1661 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Ancient Thrace, based on Ortelius. This area was particularly fascinating to map makers focusing on classical geography due to its connections with Alexander the Great. Coloured.
Map Ref: GRC1863

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Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Graecia, Sophiani
Date: 1661 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Ancient Greece, the Aegean Islands and the west coast of Anatolia based on the map first issued by Ortelius in his "Parergon" or appendix of maps of the classical world. Coloured.
Map Ref: GRC1864

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Cartographer: Étienne André Philippe de Prétot
Title: : Graecia Antiqua, La Grece Ancienne
Date: 1769 Size: 13 x 10 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Classical Greece comprising of the Peleponnese, Macedonia and Thrace together with Crete. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: GRC1866

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Cartographer: John Wilkes
Title: : Graeciae Antiquae
Date: 1807 Size: 8 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Greece and the Peleponnese divided into its classical states with an inset of Thrace and Macedonia. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: GRC1862

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Cartographer: Lavars & Co.
Title: : Geographical and Historical Map of Greece
Date: 1813 Size: 21 x 17 inches
Published: London
Description: Ancient Greece. Dense panels of text discuss its history, physical geography, colonies and politics, as well as battles and sieges. Original colour.
Map Ref: GRC1876

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Cartographer: J. Vincent
Title: : Pass of Thermopylae
Date: 1828 Size: 8 x 11 inches
Published: Oxford
Description: Battle of Thermopylae. Map showing the manouevres during the 2nd Persian invasion of Greece, occuring in 480 BC.
Map Ref: GRC1823

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Sketch of the Battle of Marathon
Date: 1857 Size: 5 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Plan of the ancient Battle of Marathon between the Greeks and the Persians in 490BC. Published in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Original colour.
Map Ref: GRC1857

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