Original Map - "Graecia Including Epirus and Thessalia with Part of Macedonia"

Sherman, George E.

Published by Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA

About this Item

Original publisher's hand-colored map of Graecia (ancient Greece), Epirus, Thessalia, and part of ancient Macedonia. Other states and regions are also labeled such as Arcadia, Euboea, and Laconia. Features beautiful watercolored outlines in blue, green, pink, and yellow around country or regional borders. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, rivers, and gulfs are shown. Scales of distance in Greek stadia and Roman and English miles included. No date, circa 1836-1851. Map with margins measures 13 1/4" x 10"; actual map area measures 11 1/2" x 8 3/8." Map is very clean and intact except for slight foxing. The center fold line is original as this map originally came from an atlas. Lines of latitude and longitude also included. The following is printed beneath the map: "Philadelphia, Blanchard & Lea." and "Eng. by G. E. Sherman, N.Y." "15." printed in lower-right corner outside of the neatline. Blanchard & Lea (fl. c. 1836-1851) was a Philadelphia-based publishing house and successor to Matthew Carey & Company. George E. Sherman was an American map engraver based in New York and co-founder of the publishing firm, Sherman & Smith or Stiles, Sherman & Smith (fl. c. 1829-1855).

Seller Inventory # 020298

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Original Map - "Graecia Including Epirus and Thessalia with Part of Macedonia"
• Publisher: Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Collectible-Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Foreign Lands
  • Travels and Voyages