DANVILLE Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, "Les Cotes de la Grece et lArchipel", 1727-80. A very scarce highly detailed map of the coastlines of Greece with the Grecian Archipelago, covering from Otranto (Italy) to the western end of the Black Sea and from Constantinople to Cyprus. Details include towns and ports along the coast of the mainland and the islands. Beautiful title cartouche and compass rose. Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville (1697-1782) was one of the foremost French geographers of the eighteenth century. He carried out rigorous research in order to create his maps, which greatly developed the technical proficiency of mapmaking during his lifetime. Map dim. 73X56cm, on sheet 87x58cm. Light wear along blanc edges, light crease along middlefold & 1 brown spot. Overall Fine. Zacharakis 116.