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A New Map of the So. & Mid Parts of Antient Greece viz. Epirus, Hellas, or Graecia...
Edward Wells (*1667 - †1727)Coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in London by E. Wells circa 1738.
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Description
Decorative coloured map of the Peloponnese (Morea) in Greece.
From "A New Sett of Maps both of Antient and Present Geography" by Edward Wells an English clergyman, teacher and mathematician, born in 1667. All map are dedicated to William the Duke of Gloucester who died 1700, the year of the first edition of the atlas. The Wells maps have been much valued during the beginning of the 18th century because of its accuracy.
From "A New Sett of Maps both of Antient and Present Geography" by Edward Wells an English clergyman, teacher and mathematician, born in 1667. All map are dedicated to William the Duke of Gloucester who died 1700, the year of the first edition of the atlas. The Wells maps have been much valued during the beginning of the 18th century because of its accuracy.
Details
| Cartographer | Edward Wells |
| Title | A New Map of the So. & Mid Parts of Antient Greece viz. Epirus, Hellas, or Graecia Propria, and Peloponnesus, together with Adjoyning Islands ... |
| Publisher, Year | E. Wells, London, circa 1738 |
| Plate Size | 36.3 x 51.5 cm (14.3 x 20.3 inches) |
| Sheet Size | 42.0 x 54.5 cm (16.5 x 21.5 inches) |
Condition
Small holes in left margin, minor browning in lower margin around centrefold. Manuscript page number by old hand in upper right margin. Excellent condition.
Cartographer
Edward Wells, born in 1667, was a British teacher and mathematician how issued A New Sett of Maps dedicated to William the Duke of Gloucester in 1700. He died in 1727.
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Edward Wells: A New Map of the So. & Mid Parts of Antient Greece viz. Epirus, Hellas, or Graecia Propria, and Peloponnesus, together with....
Coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in London by E. Wells circa 1738.
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