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Corfu--"Isola
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- di Corfu, Marzo 1821. Scala di Miglia Inglese", manuscript map on paper in black and red ink with blue and grey washes (settlements and roads in red), 475 x 715mm., long vertical tear repaired, a few ink splashes, a few short tears to blank margins, light dust soiling, mounted on card
Catalogue Note
The date on the map is highly significant in Greek history as it marks the beginning of the Greek Revolution. The first uprising against the Ottoman empire occurred in the Danubian Principalities on 6 March 1821. Although this was soon put down, on 17 March the Maniots declared war and on the 25th Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the flag of revolution at the monastry of Agia Lavra near Kalavrita. By the end of the month the Peloponnese was in open revolt against the Turks.