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Title:
Athens
Cartographer:
Clarke, W. B.
Contributor:
Leake, William Martin, 1777-1860
Contributor:
Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863
Engraver:
Henshall, J.
Publisher:
Charles Knight & Co.
Name on Item:
from the authorities of Colonel Leake and C.R. Cockerell Esq're ; drawn by W.B. Clarke arch't ; engraved by J. Henshall
Date:
[1846?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Architecture--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works
Panoramas--Greece--Athens
Athens (Greece)--Antiquities--Maps
Athens (Greece)--Antiquities--Pictorial works
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)--Maps
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)--Pictorial works
Places:
Greece > Region of Attica (region) > Athens
Extent:
1 map : hand colored ; 21 x 30 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Charles Knight & Co., Ludgate Street
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:8,100
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows extant and presumed antiquities (buildings, theaters, tombs, walls, etc.) of central Athens.
Relief shown by hachures.
"Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge."
Includes notes, inset of "Acropolis of Athens", a ground-level "Panorama of Athens from the original drawing of C.R. Cockerell Esq're A.R.A." in 3 segments in the left/top/right-hand margins, 2 ground-level views of the Acropolis (restored), and illustrations of principal buildings (in their original forms) in the lower margin.
In lower margin: 164.
Gift; Lynne Beyer Sagalyn; 2017.
Identifier:
06_01_016157
Call #:
G6814.A9E635 1840 .L43
Barcode:
39999085943825