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Author
Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
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Copper Engraving plan of Athens. Includes the Long Walls, build to protect merchants as they passed from Athens to the port city of Piraeus. Also includes explanation of the references. Shows roads, temples, landmarks, and other major buildings including Academy of Plato. Relief shown by formlines.
Author
Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
Note
Uncolored copper engraved map of Grecian Thrace, Bosphorus, Pontos, etc. with an inset view of Byzantium / Constantinople / Istanbul (long before it was known by those names). Shows rivers, mountains, etc. Relief shown by hachures and formlines.
Author
Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
Note
Uncolored map presents the Battle of Plataea, occurred in 479 BC and was the last battle in the second Persian invasion of Greece. Shows the motions of the army during the battle. It also notes the camp of Madonius, the Temple of Ceres, Road to Thespiae, Temple of Apollo, and other important landmarks. Includes a key to position of troops. Relief shown by formlines. Includes notes.
Author
Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
Note
Uncolored plan of the Thermopylae Pass in Ancient Greece. Also known as 'The Hot Gateway' due to the numerous sulfur springs. This pass is the site if the famous 480 BC Battle of Thermopylae between Xerxes I of Persia and the 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas. Shows rivers and mountains. Relief shown by formlines. Includes notes.
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