Le Roy, David
1770

Antique Chart of Piraeus and Phalere, Greece

Carte des ports de Piree, de Phalere, et de Munichie

DESCRIPTION: Attractive copper-engraved map of the environs of Piraeus, Greece by David le Roy (1724-1803). Coverage includes Munichia (today Mikrolimano) and Faliro. At the port of Pireaus le Roy identifies an anchorage, ruins of a market, several tombs, the "Maison du Consul", and a few depth soundings. Other key points on the map are the Church of Saint Nicolas and Cap Colias.

Le Roy was French architect and archaeologist, who published a well-researched description of the Acropolis of Athens and other Greek archaeological sites in his 1758 work: " Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grèce" (Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece). Second edition.

CREATOR: Le Roy, David

PUBLICATION DATE: 1770

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Greece

BODY OF WATER: Aegean Sea

CONDITION: Very Good.  Strong impression and platemark.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER:  Littret de Montigny

SIZE: 18 " x 11 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 8

PRICE: $275

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