1769 J B D Anville Original Antique Map of Greece Crete Macedonia Turkey Cyprus Botanical Augustin Mongin:

Augustin Mongin:

the first written record of contact with the islands came in 1595 with the sighting of Pukapuka by Spanish sailor Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

\"each with their own leader\" who \"made war on each other

This “gate of no return” was the last stop before crossing the great Atlantic Ocean (Ref: Tooley

the German mapmaker

1769 J B D Anville Original Antique Map of Greece Crete Macedonia Turkey Cyprus Botanical Augustin Mongin:Title : Carte Generale De La Grece Size: 16in x 11in (410mm x 260mm) Ref #: 32345 Date : 1769 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine large, original copper plate engraved antique map was published by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D\'Anville in the 1769 edition of his atlas Geographie Ancienne et Abregee. or Modern and Ancient Geography (Ref: M&B; Tooley) General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off