Two years after some of the rare, 333-year-old maps of the Aegean Archipelago commissioned by Louis XIV of France were found in the Thessaloniki University Library – and led to the discovery of the remainder of the collection in the historical archives of the French defence ministry – an exhibition of the reunited map collection has been organised in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, ANA reports.
The exhibition “Archipelago 1685-1687 in the maps of Louis XIV” was organised by the Thessaloniki University library in collaboration with the French Consulate in Thessaloniki and the AUTH Cartography Workshop. It was inaugurated at the Telloglio Arts Foundation on Wednesday and will last until April 2. It features 39 rare, hand-drawn French maps of the Cyclades islands of exceptional quality and technique – which demonstrate the influence of classicism on cartography – as well as 28 panoramic works of art.
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