Willem & Jan Blaeu
Attica, Macedonia, Epirus, and Thessaly, 1662
16 x 19 1/2 in
41 x 50 cm
41 x 50 cm
GRC1872
Macedonia, Epirus et Achaia A handsome Dutch Golden Age map of Greece, specifically the central and northern regions of Attica, Macedonia, Epirus, and Thessaly. Important cities are marked in...
Macedonia, Epirus et Achaia
A handsome Dutch Golden Age map of Greece, specifically the central and northern regions of Attica, Macedonia, Epirus, and Thessaly. Important cities are marked in red: curiously, this does not include Athens which is barely mentioned at all. The map's scrollwork title cartouche is flanked by an Ottoman soldier and a demonic figure, a clear indication of European attitudes towards the Ottoman Empire's domination of Greece and the Balkans at that time. Latin text on the verso. Original hand-colour
A handsome Dutch Golden Age map of Greece, specifically the central and northern regions of Attica, Macedonia, Epirus, and Thessaly. Important cities are marked in red: curiously, this does not include Athens which is barely mentioned at all. The map's scrollwork title cartouche is flanked by an Ottoman soldier and a demonic figure, a clear indication of European attitudes towards the Ottoman Empire's domination of Greece and the Balkans at that time. Latin text on the verso. Original hand-colour
