1817 - A stunning copperplate Antique map titled: "THE HELLESPONT THE THRACIAN CHERSONESUS. AND A GREAT PART OF TROAS"
A fine large scale view taken from 'Critical Observations on the Maps of Ancient Greece Compiled for the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger' by M. Barbie du Bocage.
Anacharsis was a Sythian philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the Black Sea to Athens in the early 6th century BCE.
Expertly hand coloured and overall approximately size 320mm x 220mm.
£66.00