Antique plan published in Paris in 1790, dated 1785. The plan is titled Plan des Environs d’Athenes. The plan was published as part of Recueil de cartes géographiques , plans, vues et médailles de L’Ancienne Grece, Relatifs au Voyage du jeune Anacharsis; Précédé d’une Analyse Critique des Cartes. The work was published by Barbie du Bocage, Parisian bookseller who did publications for Monsieur Frére du Roi ( the Kings Brother). They where also cartographers and cosmographers in the 18th and 19th century. The overall size is 9 1/2 by 10 inches, with the map area being 8 by 6 inches. The plan is in very good condition for age, paper will show age and marks. Plan has been folded over time and there is a fold line present.
