Graecia (Greece)
Artist
Johannes Blaeu
(1596 Alkmaar, Netherlands - 1673 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date1640
Mediumhand colored copper engraving on paper
Dimensions20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.45
DescriptionIn this colored map of Greece, there is an illustration of a man on a throne or a sedan chair draped with robes, with a gold griffin next to it on the lower left corner. He is wearing a turban and rich, colorful robes. He is pointing a scepter out in front of him. There are two men wearing turbans and holding spears slightly behind him and off to the side. On the upper right side of the map, there is a coat of arms above a frame. The coat of arms is a white shield with a red inverted "V" in the middle and three acorns surrounded it. There is a knight's helmet above it and turquoise feathers or plumes all around the shield.On View
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