1828 Arrowsmith Map of Southern Greece Description: This is a
rare example of Aaron Arrowsmith's 1828 map of Southern Greece
and adjacent Islands. The map covers the entire Peloponnese
peninsula (known as 'Morea' in the Ottoman era) including the
Islands of Cerigo, Zante, Ceppalonia and Ithica. It also shows
the southern parts of Livadia and Negropont. The regional
political boundaries are colored and relief shown by hachures.
As this map was being drawn, the Greek people were in the midst
of a bloody war for independence against their Ottoman Turkish
overlords. With the help their European allies in Russia, United
Kingdom, and France, the Greek revolutionaries finally threw off
the Ottoman yolk in 1832. This map was published by A.
Arrowsmith, hydrographer to His Majesty, in 1828. Date: 1828
(dated) Cartographer: Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823), John
Arrowsmith (1790-1873), and Samuel Arrowsmith. The Arrowsmith
family were noted map engravers, publishers, geographers, and
cartographers active in the late 18th a