Map of Southern & Mid-Greece - Wells 1700

Map of Southern & Mid-Greece - Wells 1700Wellss Map of Southern & Mid Greece (1700) Title: A New Map of the S. & Mid. Parts of Antient Greece, viz. Epirus, Hellas or Grcia Propria, and Peloponnesus, together with the Adjoining Islands. Cartographer: Edward Wells Origin: Oxford London, United Kingdom Date: 1700 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: The Heart of the Classical World This map tells the story of the geographical foundation of Western

a common geographical error of the 16th century that persisted for decades

Indiae (India)

which allowed for the softer

Geographic Details and Contemporary Knowledge

For a Singaporean collector

The map is a vital record of regional geopolitics and trade routes just before the 19th-century colonial shifts:

reflecting the high-resolution data available to American publishers in the late 1860s

A Landmark in Maritime Ethnography

The Narrative: A Century of Cleanliness

From: La Galerie Agréable du Monde (The Pleasant Gallery of the World)

Urban Anatomy: The sheet includes specialized inset plans for the critical harbours of Auckland

Authenticity: Original mid-18th-century copperplate engraving