Lot 08157

“Coleccion De Mapas Geograficos, Antiguos Y Modernos Del Acreditado Tardieu Y Otros Autores Clasicos, Publicada Por Los Redactores Del Diccionario Geografico Universal En El Ano 1835. Barcelona, En La Libreria de Jose Torner, calle del Pegomi num. 4, Donde tambien se hassa el Diccionario.”. These maps present six historic Greek scenes including “Campo De Batalla de Marathon”- Battle of Marathon with a legend for Greek Platoons; “Cercanias de Athenas” – Region surrounding Athens; “Las Thermopylas”- Battle of Thermopylae between the Spartans and Persians; “Ruinas de Athenas” – Ruins of Athens surrounding the Acropolis; “Campo De Batalla De Platea” – Battle of the Acropolis between Athenians and Persians; and “Combate Naval de Salamina” – Naval Battle of Salamis between the Greeks and Persians with great detail including names of buildings, cities, mountain ranges, bodies of water and geographic relief. Each individual map contains an ancient Greek (Olimpicos) distance scale. As per the description, all maps are oriented with North at the top, Marathon being the exception (to the right). Very Fine condition with Fine plate marking.