Antique Crete

The map presents a comprehensive view of the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, Crete (Candia), and the densely articulated island world of the Aegean Sea.

A stunning and rare undocumented Loetz Phaenomen vase. Waisted and with a flared foot with four crimps to the top. It is also decorated in raised gold enamelling (a profusion of 3 l...

Map of Crete (Candia olim Creta) is an etching realized by Johannes BLAEU (1596-1673) in 1650s.

.' - This original antique print shows spiders of Crete. Dutch text on verso. Source unknown, to be determined.

Here’s a catalogue entry for your **Johnston map of Greece and Crete**: --- **Main Title** Antique Map of Greece & Crete – Johnston’s Eastern Question Map, 1887 **SEO Alternative ...

Antique Map of Southern Greece & Aegean – Peloponnese, Islands & Crete, c.1818 Elegant antique map depicting southern Greece and the Aegean world, covering the Peloponnese, ...

Crete Map 1749 – Homann Heirs Engraving of Candia with Aegean Islands This fine 1749 map titled 'Insula Creta hodie Candia' presents an 18th-century cartographic portrait of the isl...

This original antique print shows fish from Crete with ships in the background. Dutch text on verso.

The factory experimented with numerous techniques, colours and surface treatments, including Papillon, Phänomen, Rusticana, Formosa, Crete and other highly textured and iridescent ef...

Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved Decor: Crete Diaspora Silver Iris Green glass with silver-yellow powder melting, reduced and iridescent bluish-gold.

Old print of the island Standia, near Crete, Greece. This print originates from 'Nauwkeurige Beschrijving der eilanden in de in de Archipel der Middellantsche Zee' by O.

This absolutely fantastic looking, large Loetz collector´s vase comes in the renowed decoration called "Crete Phaenomen 6893". This special and real rare execution with the model num...

. - PN 7882, year 1899 - similar form type Decor: Crete Papillon Creta green underlaid, colorless glass with rolled-in silvery yellow crumbs, mould-blown, reduced and iridescent bl...

It is located to the south of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania.

Shape: Com. 346/350 (E30, new: 340; 1900), year 1898 Commissioned production for Max Emanuel & Co, London - 1898, 1899 Decor: Crete Papillon with etched decoration and silver pl...

Antique map titled 'Hongrie, Turquie Europe'. Decorative map of Hungary, southeast European countries in the Balkan peninsula and Greece by Robert de Vaugondy, revised and publis...

. - PN 513, year 1900 (old: 7767, 1899) Decor: Phenomenon Genre - PG Crete 7767 Creta-green underlaid, clear glass with silver-yellow threads and overlaid with dots, drawn by a 12-...

Behind her stands a tablet inscribed "Table des Lois de Minos" (Table of the Laws of Minos), referring to the Greek mythological King Minos of Crete. The case is of exceptional qual...

It extends from southern Italy and Sicily across mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, Macedonia and Thrace to the western coast of Asia Minor, and includes Crete and numerous islands of...

Athenians were forced to send youths as a sacrifice to the creature every nine years on the island of Crete, where the Minotaur was confined to the Labyrinth.

After a successful campaign against Athens, the Cretan king imposed a cruel tribute on the defeated: every seven years, seven Athenian youths and seven Athenian maidens had to be sen...

After a successful campaign against Athens, the Cretan king imposed a cruel tribute on the defeated: every seven years, seven Athenian youths and seven Athenian maidens had to be sen...

Looking at the painting in detail, we see the exciting moment when Zeus, having transformed himself into a beautiful white bull, kidnaps the beautiful Phoenician princess Europa and ...

Once she is upon his back, he runs to the sea and swims to Crete, making her the first queen of the island.

The work depicts, in particular, the climax of the story in which the King of the Gods, having transformed himself into a bull to deceive her, seizes Europa by force and flees toward...

From Turkey, these cults spread to Crete, Cyprus, and Egypt, and eventually also to mainland Greece.

The bas-relief depicts the so-called “Triumph of Ariadne”: Ariadne, daughter of the king of Crete and later wife and lover of Bacchus, rides on a chariot pulled by panthers, symbols ...

Notes "Bird's Nest Bowls" are commonly found in Crete, but their distinctive shape derives from Egyptian examples of a similar period.

Surrounding islands are shown extensively, including Euboea, Lesbos, Chios, Rhodes, Crete (Creta), and the Cyclades, highlighting Greece’s maritime character and the importance of se...

The classical Greek gold signet ring model has its origins in Crete-Mycenaean models, pieces made by forging or casting and then carved, with a stylized oval bezel with the ring loca...

The map presents a richly detailed view of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, encompassing Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, Asia Minor (Anatolia), Cyprus, Crete, the Levant, Mesopota...

These routes connect famous locations such as Troy, Crete, Sicily, Carthage, and the shores of Greece and Italy, transforming the map into a visual narrative of classical mythology.

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 1860 Keywords: Greece map, Ionian Islands map, antique Greece map, 1860 map, classical Greece, modern Greece history, Peloponnese map, At...

Cracks and reinforcements. 18th century Crete School. Greece Here is the iconographic image of the boy being rescued by St.

The culture can be counted among the three main ancient Aegean cultures, together with the Minoan civilisation on Crete and the Mycenaean civilisation on mainland Greece.

Technique: Copper engraving with original hand color Maker: Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, circa 1860 --- Keywords: antique map, antique mediterranean map, mediterrane...

H: 38 cm (14 15/16") W: 32 cm (12 5/8") D: 16 cm (6 5/16") In Greek mythology, Ariadne is the Cretan Princess and Daughter of the King Minos of Crete, she was also the wife of Dionys...

The map spans from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, and from the Danube valley down to Crete, covering modern-day Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Monte...

The map covers a wide region stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea and from the Austro-Hungarian Empire southward to Greece and Crete. It clearly delineates the territori...

The Black Sea, Adriatic, and Aegean are carefully rendered, while an inset map of Crete (Candia) adds further regional detail. The restrained color palette, precise line work, and de...

Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand color Maker: Wilkinson, London, 1827 Keyword block (important places and regions visible on the map): Patriarchati Orientales, Ea...

European regions including Spain, Sicily, Malta, and Crete appear along the northern margin, emphasizing the geographic and political relationship between North Africa and the Medite...

Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand color Maker: Wilkinson, London, 1827 Keyword block (important places and regions visible on the map): Apostles, Early Christianit...

Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand color Maker: Wilkinson, London, 1827 Keyword block (important places and regions visible on the map): Dominions of Solomon, Holy ...

The map presents a comprehensive view of the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, Crete (Candia), and the densely articulated island world of the Aegean Sea.

A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Crete chiné (1896/97); green underlaid glass; pre-blown into a multi-piece ribbed mold; mold-blown; wrapped in an irregul...

Included are the countries of Iceland, Ireland, England, Wales, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, Holland, Belgium, Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cors...

The map covers from the southern part of Italy, including Sicily, to the western parts of Asia Minor and from Macedonia to Crete. This map originates from Maison Basset's 1852 editio...

It shows the political borders, towns, rivers, and mountain ranges in fine detail, with the Ionian Islands and Crete (Candia) also clearly delineated. This map is significant as it ...

It shows the political borders, towns, rivers, and mountain ranges in fine detail, with the Ionian Islands and Crete (Candia) also clearly delineated. This map is significant as it ...

Original antique map of Turkey in Europe with inset maps of the Bosporus and Crete or Candia. This map originates from ‘Black's General Atlas of The World’.

A Rosenthal figurine of Ariadne - daughter of King Minos of Crete from Greek Mythology. Minos put Ariadne in charge of the labyrinth where sacrifices were made as part of reparation...

Europa then mounts the bull and Zeus whisks her away from her home to Crete. Europa becomes the Queen of Crete and bears Zeus several children.

Old map of Greece and other parts of the Mediterranean including Crete and the Ionian Islands. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Moderne'.

With inset maps of The Bosporus & Constantinople, and Crete (or Candia). This map originates from the ‘Royal Atlas of Modern Geography’.

Highlighted regions include ancient Europe (Germania, Gallia, Hispania, Italia, Thracia, Macedonia), Asia Minor (Phrygia, Lydia, Cilicia, Cappadocia), Mesopotamia (Babylonia, Assyria...

With his head lowered, the bull forces his way past the male figure and escapes with her to Crete, where she would bear him three sons. Although there are various depictions of this...

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur has many renditions, one of them is the following: King Minos of Crete had conquered the Athenians and demanded that, at nine-year intervals, s...

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A notable feature is the inset map of "Crete or Candia," providing additional detail on this historically important island.