Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Plan of the Pass of Thermopylae. No. 2
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Author:
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Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
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Date:
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1784
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Short Title:
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Plan of the Pass of Thermopylae. No. 2
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Publisher:
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G.G. & J. Robinson
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Publisher Location:
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London
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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33
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Obj Width cm:
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21
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Scale 1:
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80,000
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Note:
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Uncolored plan of the Thermopylae Pass in Ancient Greece. Also known as 'The Hot Gateway' due to the numerous sulfur springs. This pass is the site if the famous 480 BC Battle of Thermopylae between Xerxes I of Persia and the 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas. Shows rivers and mountains. Relief shown by formlines. Includes notes.
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Reference:
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cfP3049.
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Country:
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Greece
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Full Title:
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Plan of the Pass of Thermopylae : Adapted to the time of the invasion of Greece by Xerxes, for the travels of Anacharsis. By M. Barbie du Bocage. November 1784. T. Cook Sc. (to accompany) Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, Illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece ... Second Edition ... M.DCC.XCIII. (1793). (on upper margin) No. 2. Vol. I. p. 251.
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List No:
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2684.006
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Page No:
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2
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Series No:
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6
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Engraver or Printer:
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Cook, T.
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Engraver or Printer:
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White, L.
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Publication Author:
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Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
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Pub Date:
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1793
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Pub Title:
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Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, Illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian Era. Second Edition. London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row; and for L. White, Dublin. M.DCC.XCIII. (1793).
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Pub Reference:
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cfP3049.
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Pub Note:
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2nd edition with 30 folded plates of maps and views, table of contents, and text, titled "Critical observations on the maps of ancient Greece: compiled for The Travels of Anacharsis the younger. By M. Barbie du Bocage": pages. 5-51." Anacharsis was a Scythian philosopher who traveled from his homeland on the northern shores of the Black Sea to Athens in the early 6th century BCE. Includes detailed study of the architecture of Classical Athens, superbly illustrated with plans and views. Some plates are outline hand colored. Bound in half leather, marbled paper covers.
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Pub List No:
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2684.000
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Pub Type:
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Classical Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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30
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Pub Height cm:
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28
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Pub Width cm:
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21
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Image No:
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2684006
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Authors:
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Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis
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