Retraite des Dix Mille Greek History map Niebuhr 1774
Title: Retraite des Dix Mille L’au 400 avant J.C….
Description: Retraite des Dix Mille is the name given to 1 of the 12,800 mercenary Greek soldiers from Sparta, Thebes, etc. enlisted by Cyrus the Younger (424-401) to overthrow his older brother, the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes II Mnemon, from the throne of Persia. Old antique map in lines the movement of the Greek soldiers.
Cartographer / Mapmaker: Niebuhr Carsten.
Origin: Voyage en Arabie Heureuse et autres pays de l'Orient Published, S.J. Baalde Amsterdam 1774
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Size: Sheet app.: 40 x 29 cm. 15.5 x 11.5 inches. Image app.: 28.5 x 18.5 cm. 11.25 x 7.25 inches. Condition: View very good, fold as published, lightly stained in margins.