Ancient Attica, Megara and Euboea Map by Ambroise Tardieu, 1825

€ 320

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1825
Technique: Engraving with original outline color on paper
Sheet size: 19.6 × 24.7 cm (7.7 × 9.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14299-11

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use. Good antique condition with general age toning, scattered foxing and occasional stains and marks, mainly in the margins. Some discoloration along the sheet edges. Original outline coloring remains attractive. The engraved image is clear and detailed.Seller Loca.

About this sheet

Original antique engraved and hand-colored map of Attica, Megara and part of the island of Euboea, engraved by Ambroise Tardieu for the atlas accompanying Jean-Jacques Barthélemy’s Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce.

Titled “L’Attique, la Mégaride, et Partie de l’Île d’Eubée,” the map provides a detailed representation of the region surrounding ancient Athens, extending north towards Boeotia and Thebes, west across Megara and the Isthmus of Corinth, and east to Euboea and the Aegean Sea.

Athens occupies the center of the map, surrounded by the mountains, settlements and coastal sites of ancient Attica. Numerous historically important locations are identified, including Marathon, Eleusis, Plataea, Thebes, Megara, Corinth, Salamis and Cape Sounion. The islands of Aegina, Salamis, Ceos and parts of Euboea are also prominently represented.

Particularly attractive are the colored boundary lines, which distinguish the ancient territories and give the otherwise monochrome engraved map an appealing decorative quality.

An interesting map for collectors of ancient Greece, Athens, classical history and historical cartography.

Creator / Engraver: Ambroise Tardieu

Title: L’Attique, la Mégaride, et Partie de l’Île d’Eubée

Publication: Paris

Plate: Pl. 10

Subject: Attica, Athens, Megara, Euboea and central Greece

Good antique condition with general age toning, scattered foxing and occasional stains and marks, mainly in the margins. Some discoloration along the sheet edges. Original outline coloring remains attractive. The engraved image is clear and detailed. Please study the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Original antique map. Not a modern reproduction.

Sold unframed. Any framed or interior images shown are for presentation and inspiration only.