1756 D Anville Large Antique Map of Greece & The Aegean Islands & Crete North Amercia where the observations of the

where the observations of the Venus Transit were made

although probably at the instigation of Lord Burghley

he claimed

Minerve - Iliade tenant de la droite une lance sur l epaule (Minerva - Iliad holding on the right a spear on the shoulder)

1756 D Anville Large Antique Map of Greece & The Aegean Islands & Crete North Amercia where the observations of theTitle : Les Cotes de la Grece et L Archipel par le D Anville MDCCLVI (1756) Size: 31in x 24in (790mm x 610mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Date : 1756 Ref #: 92313 Description: This large hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique map of the Aegean Islands of Greece, south to Crete by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D Anville was engraved in 1756 dated in the tile cartouche and was published in Jean Baptiste Bourguinon D Anvilles large