Antique Map published in Paris in 1790, dated 1786. The maps title is La Laconie et l’isle de Cythére and is a copper plate printing. The map looks at the island of Cythére in Ancient Greece. The map is marked as No 20 from the set. The map itself 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 maps overall size is 11 by 9 1/2 inches, with the map area being 10 by 8 inches. The map is in good conditions for age, paper will show age and marks. Map has been folded over the centuries and fold lines are present.
