Greece
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005gr: 1746 Views of Greek Priest Robes. Hand colored copper engraving, showing three Greek priests wearing ceremonial robes. Left and center images are titled "Officiating Habit of a Greek Papa or Priest." Image on the right is titled "Officiating Habit of a Greek Patriarch." Printed on hand laid paper. A tear in the top margin has been repaired on the back, but the image is not affected. 8x14 in. $60
006gr: 1885 Lithograph of Ancient Greek Images. Four lithographed views of Greek warriors, taken from fragments of ancient pottery. 11x17 in. $100
009gr: 1885 Lithograph of Ancient Greek Images. Four lithographed views of Greek gods and warriors, taken from fragments of ancient pottery. 11x17 in. $100
010gr: 1827 Map of Ancient Greece. Hand colored, engraved map of ancient Greek lands, published in 1827 by D. MacPherson. All titles are written in Latin. The main map titled is "Populi, Urbes etc. in Graecia, Thracia et Asia, quorum meminit Homerus." There are two small inset maps on the right side: 1) "Ilium et Theatrum Iliados;" and 2) Gentes Orientales Priamo Auxiliantes." 10x16 in. $80
012gr: 1890: Ancient Athens Temple, Greece. Lithograph from a French book of architectural details, showing a close-up view of a cornice on an ancient Greek temple in Athens. Title of the image is "Temple d'Erechthee a Athenes." 12x17 in. $50
013gr: 1840 Map of Ancient Athens Greece. Interesting map, titled "Plan of the Antiquities of Athens." Published circa 1840 as an illustration to a book. Locations of ancient buildings and other landmarks are shown, with notations about each of the sites. 10x13 in. $40
014gr: 1890 Views of Acropolis, Athens Greece. Lithograph from a French architectural book, showing exterior views and floor plans of the Acropolis in Athens. Also includes a small map of the ancient city of Athens. Title of the image is "Athenes: Propylees de l'Acropole." 12x17 in. $80
015gr: 1835 Map: Peloponnesus and Attica Greece. Engraved
map, with original hand coloring, published by T. Tegg circa 1835.
Title of the map is "Peloponnesus et Attica." Provinces within the area
are each colored separately. Locations of cities and geographical
features are shown. 9x11 in. $50
016gr: 1880 Views of Armor, Ancient Greece. Color lithographed views of ancient Greek armor, published circa 1880 in a design book. Top view shows a traditional drawing of Greek warriors with spears. Beneath are front and back views of an entire suit of armor. 10x12 in. $50
018gr: 1852: Plato's School, Ancient Greece. Hand colored steel engraving, published in 1852 by Hermann Meyer. Title is "Plato's School in Bithynia." Nice view of the school as it looked in the mid 19th century. 7x11 in. $60
019gr: 1864: Ancient Greek Designs. Color lithograph, published in an 1864 German book of designs. Contains images of ancient Greek urns, musical instruments, clothing, jewelry and furniture. Names of each item (in German) are printed below the image. 9x12 in. $50
200gr: Rare Antique Map of Ancient Greece. Beautiful, engraved map of ancient Greece, drawn by C. Gross and published in the 1821 edition of Lavoisne's Geographical and Historical Atlas. Each region of Greece is separately colored with original hand coloring. Ancient cities are shown, as well as geographical features throughout the region. The map image is surrounded on three sides by text, which describes the geography, government, religion and politics of the ancient Greek states. This map is in excellent condition. 17x22 in. $200
201gr: 1807 Map of Peloponesus, Greece. Interesting hand-colored map by T. Conder, titled "Peloponnesus." Printed on hand-laid paper. Cities, towns and geographical features are shown. Excellent condition. $125
202gr: 1816 Map of Greece, Balkan Regions. Nicely hand colored, engraved map titled "A General Outline of the Author's Route through Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, Bulgaria, Walachia, Transylvania, and Hungary." Map was drawn by Neele, and published in 1816 by Cadell and Davies. Major cities are shown, as well as rivers and mountain ranges. Political borders are outlined with dark coloring. Map is in very good condition. 20x24 in. $200
203gr: Ancient Greece and Rome. Two hand colored maps on one page. Map published in 1884 by S. Augustus Mitchell size: 12.5x15 in. $60
204gr: 1802 Arrowsmith's Map of Greece 11 x 8.25 in. $50
205gr: 1829 Published by Baldwin & Gradock "Turkey containing the Southern Part of Greece and Candia" 16x13 in. $100
206gr: 1850 Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. "Greece" 17x13.5 in. $100
207gr: 1854 Published by Colton "Greece and the Ionian Republic" 17x14.5 in. $100
208gr: c. 1850s Greece & Candia 17x13.5 in. $90
209gr: 1894 Published by Tegg & Co. Greece "Insulae Maris Aegaei et Creta" 9.5x11.75 in. $60
210gr: 1887 Greece for the Standard World Atlas 11.25x17.25 in. $40
211gr: 1886 encyclopedia Britannica ninth edition Greece 10.25x7.75 in. $30
212gr:
1832 Lightly hand colored steel engraved map of Athens, showing a detailed view of the Acropolis. Map is in fine condition and is embellished with vignettes showing the comparison of height of prominent buildings. Published under the Superindendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.) and published by Baldwin & Cradock, London.
16 x 13-1/2 in. $300
213gr:
1839 Lightly hand colored steel engraved map of Syracuse, With the Remaining Vestiges of its Five Cities. Map is embellished with a "View of Syracuse from the Theatre" on bottom of map. Map is in fine condition and is published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.). Map is published by Chapman & Hall, London.
16 x 13-1/2 in. $150