Course of the Meander from Miletus, Antique Engraving, 1769
€ 335
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1769
Mapmaker / artist
After Borra; engraved by J. P. Le Bas
Publisher
Society of Dilettanti, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14419-8
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
A pencil note in the lower margin. Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the bottom. One larger brown mark.
About this sheet
An original antique copper engraving, uncolored, published in 1769. The plate carries no engraved title; a later pencil note in the lower margin reads "COURSE OF THE MEANDER FROM MILETUS".
The view looks out over the plain of the Meander toward the sea. At the left stands a ruined building marked A, with arches at its base and shrubs on its top. Beyond it lie a village marked C with a domed building, a hill marked K, and a long walled building with an arcaded front marked B. Across the center the river winds in tight loops through marshy ground toward the coast, its stretches marked with the letters D and E. The sea beyond is marked G, a low rocky island in it F, the steep headland and cliffs at the right H and I, and distant land on the horizon L. Two figures stand in the foreground among reeds and bushes. The letters A to L key the features of the view.
The lower left is lettered "Borra Arch. del.", for the architect Borra as draftsman, and the lower right names the engraver J. P. Le Bas. Engraved vertically at the right edge is "Chap. III. Pl. I."
This is Chapter III, Plate I of Ionian Antiquities, published with the permission of the Society of Dilettanti by R. Chandler, N. Revett and W. Pars, London, 1769. The winding course of this river gave the English language the word "meander", and its silt has left the once coastal city of Miletus far inland.
A pencil note in the lower margin. Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the bottom. One larger brown mark.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
