Peloponnesus.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. "Morea" Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" [1686]1688
Copper engraved map of the Peloponnesus, from "L'Egeo redivivo , o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago" dated in the cartouche 1686. Verso blank. Dark impression with ample margins; old tear to right margin; browning to centre fold and upper right corner; spotting to cartouche.
Zacharakis :2629/1693 187 by 224mm (7¼ by 8¾ inches).    €500

Hydra, Spetses and islands of the ArgoSaronic Gulf.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Hydra & Spetses. "Isole Solari." Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Hydra, Spetses & the other small islands surrounding them in the ArgoSaronic Gulf. from "L'Egeo redivivo, o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso. Good impression, slight show through of text from verso.
Zacharakis :2687/1751 170 by 121mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €250

Korinthian Gulf, and Ioanian Sea

Porcacchi Da Castiglione, Tommaso. Girolamo Porro Of Padua Site of the battle of Lepanto, the Korinthian Gulf and the Ionian Sea. "Il Sito de Curzolari" Venice Simone Galignani & Girolamo Porro. 1576
Copper engrved map showing the site of the Battle of Lepanto, the Gulf of Korinth and the coast. north to Prevesa and of the Peloponesus; by Girolamo Porro from Porcacchi's " L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" 1576 2nd edition [ 1st 1572]. Set in a page of descripive Italian text [page 85], with decorative, woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. Single page. folio, text to verso. Good impression. good margins. Minor dampstaining to upper corners of leaf.
Zacherakis 2744/1796 110 by 150mm (4¼ by 6 inches).    €250

Peloponnesus.

Seutter, Matthäus Peloponnesus today Morea... "Peloponnesus hodie Morea.ad normam, veterum et recentiorum maapar accuratissime adornata aeri incisa et venalis exposita per Matth. seutter S.C.M. Geogr. Augustanum." Augsburg, Seutter, Matthäus c 1725-42
Copper engraved map of the Peloponnesus from Seutter's "Atlas Novus". Original old colour; verso blank.
The map shows the whole of the Peloponnesus with the Ionian islands of Levkada, Kephalonia, Ithaka and Zakinthos to the right; Kithera/ Cerigo to the south with the Corinthian and Saronic Gulfs.
Black and white decorative title cartouche depicting the Lion of Venice vanquishing the Turks on the behalf of Christianity, represented by a cross and the cathedral of St. Marks. Good dark impression; very light toning; slight soiling to blank margins.
Zacherakis 3343/2177, [Variant without privilege} 488 by 582mm (19¼ by 23 inches).    €750

Methoni, Messenia, Peloponnesus.

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Dedreux del. Lithog par St.Aulaire. Methoni. "Mothone (Modon)." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of Methoni from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: single page; blank verso.
The view shows the town from the sea clearly showing the fortifications. Generally clean; some spotting to margins, a few light spots to image; tear to upper blank margin repaired.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 235 by 399mm (9¼ by 15¾ inches) image including title.    €600

A view of the Ancient Agora, Korinth.

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg delt.; Lith. par Gaverini. The Ancient Agora of Corinth. "L'Ancienne Agora de Corinth." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of the ancient agora at Corinth with AcroCorinth in the background from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: single page; blank verso.
The view shows the settlement at Corinth with the temple of Apollo and the archeological site to the rear; the whole is overlooked by AcroCorinth . Printed on india paper, mounted: sevenly toned, dampstaining to upper margins, entering image upper right .
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 264 by 420mm (10½ by 16½ inches) extent of india paper, image Including title.    €650

Town & Port of Poros, Saronic Gulf.

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg del . Lit-é par Villeneuve Troizinia and the Isle of Kalavria now called Poros. "Trœzène et Ile de Calaurie, aujourd'hui Poros." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of Poros Town on the Island of Poros from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: double page from an unfolded edition; blank verso.
The view shows the port and town of Poros on Sphairia with the Isle of Kalavria in the background and looks across to Troizinia on the mainland . (Sphairia and Kalavria are the pair of islands which together are known as Poros). Bright , but some light spotting to image; spotting to blank margins.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 403 by 645mm (15¾ by 25½ inches)image including title.    €1200

The Bay and Peninsular of Epidaurus, Peloponnesus

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg del . Lit-é par Villeneuve Epidaurus. "Epidaure." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of the port of Epidaurus from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: double page from an unfolded edition; blank verso.
The view shows the port of Epidaurus, reputed to be the birthplace of Apollo's son Asclepius, the healer, on the coast below the Sanctuary of Asclepieion. Bright & clean; some small spots to image; 2 tiny wormholes within image; spotting to blank margins.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 405 by 625mm (16 by 24½ inches)india paper.    €800

The Lion gate of Mycenae, Peloponnesus

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg del . Lithog par Broulloff. The Plain of Argos and Mycenae. "Plaine d'Argos et de Mycène." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of the Lion gate of Mycenae and the plain of Argos from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: double page folded; blank verso.
The view shows the famous entry to the acropolis of Mycenae, the Lion Gate, and looks over the Plain of Argos to the castle of Larissa, Argos with Nafplion in the distance .
The gate is unexcavated; in the foreground are various figures including the artist making a sketch of the gate; on the approach to the gate another group of figures, stand before the "trésor souterraine" as indicated by Stackelberg. The view is important in showing the archeological features before excavation which was first carried out by the Greek archaeologist Kyriakos Pittakis in 1841. He found and restored the Lion Gate. In 1876, Heinrich Schliemann started a complete excavation at the site. Bright & clean; some light spotting within the image and to the blank margins.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 360 by 650mm (14¼ by 25½ inches)image including title.    €800

Nafplion, First Capital of Modern Greece.

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg del . Jacollet Lith. Napoli di Romaine otherwise Nafplion. "Napoli de Romainie autrefois Naùplie." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of Nafplion and the approach across the plain of Argos from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: double page from an unfolded edition; blank verso.
The view from the plain of Argos also shows Tyrins , the rock of Palamidi , Acronafplia, and Bourdgi in the gulf of Argos. On the opposite shore Stackelberg indicates Lerna home of the Hydra killed by Hercules as the 2nd of his 12 labours. Bright & clean; some very light spotting within the image and to the blank margins.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 375 by 645mm (14¾ by 25½ inches)image including title.    €800