Skyros | Map Medical Date: 1792

Date: 1792

Fully illustrated with over 30 illustrations of various parts of Greece

Dimensions - plate mark: 56 x 47cm OR x 22 x 18

Hand-colored engraving from a Nineteenth Century French travel publication

Certified original engraving of a flower

Skyros | Map Medical Date: 1792A striking antique map of the island of Skyros, from C. Gouffiers Voyage Pittoresque de la Grce. Auguste de Choiseul Gouffier whose passion for ancient Greece led him to travel to the country in 1776 accompanied by an entourage of prominent artists and scholars. His monumental publication was received with enthusiasm in France. Gouffier was granted membership to the Acadmie Franaise and subsequently became the Ambassador of Constantinople. An