1832 Delamarche Map of Greece and the Balkans
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Description: This hand colored map is a copper plate engraving, dating to 1832 by the well known French mapmaker Delamarche. It is a representation of Greece and the Balkans. Formally titled, "Turquie d'Europe" as this was then part of the great Ottoman Empire.
Date: 1832
References: None found.
Cartographer: Charles Francois Delamarche (1740-1817) founded the important and prolific Maison Delamarche map publishing firm in the late 18th century. The work of Maison Delamarche follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667), Robert de Vaugondy (1686-1766), and Rigobert Bonne (1727-1794), many of whose maps were reprinted well into the early 19th century. Charles Delamarche eventually passed control of the firm to his son Felix Delamarche (18th C. - 1st half 19th C.) and geographer Charles Dien (1809-1870). The firm continued to publish maps and globes until the middle part of the 19th century. Click here for a list of rare maps from Charles Francois Delamarche.
Size: Printed area measures 13 x 12 inches (33.02 x 30.48 centimeters)
Condition: Light foxing, otherwise very good condition.
Code: Greece-d-32 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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