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Title
Athens
Contributor Names
Leake, William Martin, 1777-1860.
Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863.
Clarke, W. B.
Henshall, J.
Baldwin & Cradock.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Created / Published
[London] : Baldwin & Cradock, 1832.
Subject Headings
-  Athens (Greece)--Antiquities--Maps
-  Athens (Greece)--Antiquities--Pictorial works
-  Acropolis (Athens, Greece)--Maps
-  Acropolis (Athens, Greece)--Pictorial works
-  Architecture--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works
-  Panoramas--Greece--Athens
-  Greece--Athens
-  Greece--Athens--Acropolis
Genre
Tourist maps
Maps
Notes
-  Shows extant and presumed antiquities (buildings, theaters, tombs, walls, etc.) of central Athens as in 1832.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  "Published by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, Nov'r 1.1832."
-  "Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge."
-  LC copy imperfect: Brittle, torn at margins.
-  Includes notes, inset of "Acropolis of Athens", a ground-level "Panorama of Athens from the original drawing of C.R. Cockerell Esq're A.R.A." in 3 segments in the left/top/right-hand margins, 2 ground-level views of the Acropolis (in its original form), and ill. of principal buildings (in their original forms) in the lower margin.
Medium
1 map : hand col. ; 21 x 30 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G6814.A9E635 1832 .L4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g6814a.ct003572
Library of Congress Control Number
2012585031
Language
english
Online Format
image
Description
Shows extant and presumed antiquities (buildings, theaters, tombs, walls, etc.) of central Athens as in 1832. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "Published by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, Nov'r 1.1832." "Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." LC copy imperfect: Brittle, torn at margins. Includes notes, inset of "Acropolis of Athens", a ground-level "Panorama of Athens from the original drawing of C.R. Cockerell Esq're A.R.A." in 3 segments in the left/top/right-hand margins, 2 ground-level views of the Acropolis (in its original form), and ill. of principal buildings (in their original forms) in the lower margin.
Original Format
map
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2012585031
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Chicago citation style:

Leake, William Martin, C. R Cockerell, W. B Clarke, J Henshall, Baldwin & Cradock, and Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. Athens. [London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1832] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012585031/.

APA citation style:

Leake, W. M., Cockerell, C. R., Clarke, W. B., Henshall, J., Baldwin & Cradock & Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. (1832) Athens. [London: Baldwin & Cradock] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012585031/.

MLA citation style:

Leake, William Martin, et al. Athens. [London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1832] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012585031/>.

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