1719 Carte Historique, Et Geographique de L’Ancienne Grece...

Carte Historique, Et Geographique de L’Ancienne Grece, Avec Des Remarques Curieuses Pour L’Intelligence de L’Histoire. By: Henri Abraham Chatelain Date: 1719 (Published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 13 x 17.4 inches (33 x 44.2 cm) This fascinating decorative map of ancient Greece and western Anatolia is from Henri Abraham Chatelain's monumental work Atlas Historique. Devoted to myriad topics, including geography, history, cosmography, heraldry, and ethnology, etc., the atlas was published in seven volumes and was amongst the most famous, prolific and popular of such publications in   the early 18th century. Chatelain’s knowledge of antiquity is revealed in many of his maps, and this map presents a wealth of information. It deserves close reading, which will quickly reward any lover of antiquity. The map is highly detailed, with topographic information including mountain ranges, rivers, place names and the names of kingdoms and principalities. Greece and Thrace are divided into historical regi