[Greek Islands]. - Lot 141

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[Greek Islands]. - Lot 141
[Greek Islands]. [Set of maps and prints]. Set of 44 prints depicting the Greek islands. Comprising: 27 lithographs or copperplate engravings, including views of Corfu, Aito, Santorini, the port of Ithaca, and plates from Count de Choiseul-Gouffier’s *Picturesque Journey Through Greece*, illustrating views of the Greek islands and scenes of daily life, featuring local costumes and inhabitants (View of the volcanic islands of Santorini — Women of the island of Santorini; View taken in the village of Nebrio on Santorini. Two engravings on a single sheet—View of the fountain in Chios—View of the village of St. George on Skyros—Women of the island of Siphanto—Women of the island of Nilo—Ladies of the island of Tine — Women of the island of Chios...). and 17 maps and plans, including nautical charts, general maps of the Greek archipelago, and plans of several islands. Among the maps: -BELLIN. Map of the Archipelago presented to Count Monseigneur de Maurepas by Mr. Grognard, a pilot in the service of the Toulon department. 1745. A black copperplate engraving, 93 x 64 cm. Seal of the Naval Depot in the engraving. -JANSSON, Johannes. *Aeneae Troiani Navigatio ad virgilii sex priores Aeneidos*. Amsterdam, published by Johannes Jansson, [1652–1684]. A copperplate engraving (39.5 x 49 cm in the plate), hand-colored (slight foxing, small tear in the lower margin, restored). From Jansson’s historical atlas, published between 1652 and 1684. - VISSCHER, Nicolas (father and son). Exactissima totius Archipelagi nec non Graeciae [...] [Amsterdam, ca. 1660–1680]. A black copperplate engraving (46.5 x 57 cm at the edge; 52.7 x 62.5 cm on the sheet) with colored borders. Koeman, III, pp. 181, [165]. (restored map). - GAUDY, John. A New Chart of the Archipelago. Corrected by Jon. Gaudy. [London, J. Mount and T. Page, 1750]. A copperplate-engraved map, 55 x 45 cm (on the sheet), hand-colored (short margins extending slightly to the right edge of the map, tiny wormholes). A nautical map engraved by Samuel Parker and published in the work printed by John Mount and Thomas Page, *The English Pilot, Part III [...] Mediterranean Sea*. - D'ANVILLE. The Coasts of Greece and the Archipelago. Paris: Published by the Author, ca. 1756. A black-engraved copperplate map, 56 x 84.5 cm. - TARDIEU. Map of the Island of Zante (2 copies) / Map of the Island of Corfu. Maps published in the work *Voyage de la Troade, fait dans les années 1785 et 1786* by the archaeologist and geographer Jean-Baptiste Le Chevalier (1752–1836).
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