SPHYROERAS,V., A. AVRAMEA & S. ASDRAHAS. — Maps and map-makers of the Aegean.

Athens, Olkos Ltd, 1985. 263 p.; illustrations. Cloth. 29 cm (The subject of this richly illustrated book is the mapping of the Aegean Sea, or Greek Archipelago. It has never been a neutral geographical area, forming an indispensible link in the chain of highly significant relations between East and West, and a point of meeting between 2 different civilizations. The maps span the period from the early 15th century, when the first attempts were made in the West to depict a specific area in the form of a map, to recent times. There are woodcuts and lithographs, many maps are copper engravings. The maps record and bear witness to the development of cartographic tools and techniques during 5 centuries)