Skyros | Map Medical Engraver: Barbant

Engraver: Barbant

A beautiful Nineteenth Century

Certified original engraving of a flower

Hand-colored engraving from a Nineteenth Century French travel publication

depiction of the Arkadi monastery in Rethymno

Skyros | Map Medical Engraver: BarbantA striking antique map of the island of Skyros, from C. Gouffiers Voyage Pittoresque de la Grce. Auguste de Choiseul Gouffier whose passion for ancient Greece led him to travel to the country in 1776 accompanied by an entourage of prominent artists and scholars. His monumental publication was received with enthusiasm in France. Gouffier was granted membership to the Acadmie Franaise and subsequently became the Ambassador of Constantinople. An