Skyros | Map Medical Dimensions - plate mark: 56

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

depiction of the Arkadi monastery in Rethymno

Hand-colored engraving from a Nineteenth Century French travel publication

A beautiful Nineteenth Century

Nineteenth Century view of Monastiraki

Skyros | Map Medical Dimensions - plate mark: 56A 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