Collection of historical maps of Greece
Collection — Flat file drawer: F9, Folder: Historical maps of Greece
Identifier: SC-2025-12
Content Description
Collection consists of two hand-colored copper engraved maps of Greece from the early modern period. The earlier map, Abraham Ortelius's Graecia Universae Secundum Hodiernum Situm Neoterica (1592), depicts Greece according to contemporary geographical knowledge of the late sixteenth century. The later map, Matthäus Seutter's Graecia Nova et Mare Aegaeum Archipelagus (1725), provides detailed cartographic representation of Greece and the Aegean Sea region. Also included is a certificate of authenticity for the Ortelius map.
Dates
- Creation: 1592
- Creation: 1725
Creator
- Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 (Person)
- Seutter, Matthäus, 1678-1757 (Person)
Full Extent
1 Files
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jennifer Barkenhagen on 19 November 2025.
- Title
- Collection of historical maps of Greece
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- pmp
- Date
- 2025-12-09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751
uasc@fullerton.libanswers.com
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751
uasc@fullerton.libanswers.com