Antique Map of Athens (1785) — Barbie du Bocage, Plan of the Environs of Athens for the Travels of Anacharsis Size:11.7" x 8.3" Printed on archival paper and

Printed on archival paper and restored for contemporary display

Each county is outlined in vivid color

illustrating the moment before the city became a continuous sprawl

while the lower section highlights the lush grounds of the Buen Retiro and the newly developing southern districts

Antique Map of Athens (1785) — Barbie du Bocage, Plan of the Environs of Athens for the Travels of Anacharsis Size:11.7" x 8.3" Printed on archival paper andA rare and beautifully engraved 18th century plan of ancient Athens and its environs, created in 1785 by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage, one of the foremost classical geographers of the Enlightenment. Engraved by Thomas Cook and published in London by G. G. & J. Robinson, this map accompanied the celebrated work Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, a fictional yet scholarly exploration of Greek civilization that captivated Europes intellectual