Old Map of Ancient Athens and Its Harbours
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The Remains of Ancient Athens and Its Harbours, engraved by J. & C. Walker, first published 1829
An unusual old map reconstructing ancient Athens and its fortified connection with the harbours of Piraeus. The Acropolis, Pnyx, Areopagus and other classical sites are shown alongside the Long Walls, ancient roads and the principal anchorages of Piraeus.
The artwork comes from the 1844 Chapman & Hall atlas edition of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge maps.
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This fascinating plan reconstructs ancient Athens and its connections with the harbours of Piraeus. It appeared as an inset within the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge map Ancient Greece, Southern Part, first issued in 1829 and subsequently included in the 1844 Chapman & Hall atlas edition.
Map Details
- Original inset title: The Remains of Ancient Athens and Its Harbours
- Source map: Ancient Greece, Southern Part
- Publisher: Baldwin & Cradock, London
- Later atlas publisher: Chapman & Hall, London
- First published: 1 September 1829
- Atlas edition: 1844
- Engravers: J. & C. Walker
- Commissioned by: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
- Inset scale: approximately 1:72,000
- Subject: Reconstructed geography of ancient Athens and Piraeus
The fortified city of Athens occupies the north-eastern part of the map. Within and around its walls are the Acropolis, Areopagus, Pnyx, Museum, Theatre, Odeum, Stadium and Olympieum, together with the ancient roads leading towards Eleusis and Acharnae.
Two parallel fortifications—the celebrated Long Walls—link Athens with its maritime approaches. The Peiraic Wall and Phaleric Wall protected communication between the city and the coast, allowing Athens to retain access to its fleet and imported supplies during periods of conflict.
The harbours of Piraeus are shown in considerable detail. Port Cantharus, Zea and Munychia are individually identified, along with temples, theatres, tombs, walls and the narrow entrances protecting the anchorages. Phalerum appears farther south-east, representing the older harbour used before the development of Piraeus.
The Rivers Cephissus and Ilissus, Mount Hymettus, surrounding roads and areas of marshland provide the wider topographical setting. This is not a plan of Athens as it appeared in 1829 or 1844, but a nineteenth-century scholarly reconstruction of the ancient city and the defensive system that connected it with the sea.You may also like…
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