Folio: Grecian Antiques, Athens/Attica

1996.26.0038

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Artifact Identification Folio: Grecian Antiques, Athens/Attica   (1996.26.0038)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Page: Engraver from George Henry Millar's "New Complete Universal System of Geography" Printed for Alex Hogg, London
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1790 CE
Culture British, English

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 37.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 22.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) <0.1 cm
Weight 8 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials paper, pigment--ink
Manufacturing Processes Printed
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description

Engraving. Image printed on one side. English catpion beneath image reads: "Curious Remains of Grecian Antiquities near Athens in Attica." Appears to have been cut from a book.

Description N/A
Comparanda

see 1996.26.0037, 1996.26.0039

Bibliography

Millar, George Henry. "The New and Universal System of Geography." London: Printed for Alex Hogg, 1782. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24651385M/The_new_and_universal_system_of_geography

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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