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1786 Bocage Map of Messenia in Ancient Greece


1786 Bocage Map of Messenia in Ancient Greece

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Bocage's Map of Messenia in Ancient Greece.


1786
8 x 9 in (20.32 x 22.86 cm)
Messemoa-white-1793

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This lovely little map of Messenia, in the southeast of Ancient Greece, was prepared by M. Barbie de Bocage in 1786 for the 'Travels of Anarcharsis.' Follows the earlier D' Anville map. This peninsula and gulf just south of Arcadia and west of Laconia, was generally dominated by Sparta, its more powerful neighbor to the east.
Cartographer

Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage (1760 - 1825) and his son Jean-Guillaume Barbie du Bocage (1795 - 1848) were French cartographers and cosmographers active in Paris during late 18th and early 19th centuries. The elder Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J. B. B. d'Anville. At some point Jean Denis held the post of Royal Librarian of France and it was through is associations with d'Anville that the d'Anville collection of nearly 9000 maps was acquired by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The younger Barbie du Bocage, Jean-Guillaume, acquired a position shortly afterwards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in time, became its head, with the title of Geographe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres.   Further Details...

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Fine or Perfect condition.

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