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THE PENINSULA OF MOUNT ATHOS,Turkey in Europe,Antique Map
THE PENINSULA OF MOUNT ATHOS,Turkey in Europe,Antique Map HISTORICAL MAP CHART
Mount Athos is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece, called (Ayio Oros or "Holy Mountain") in Modern Greek, or (Hagion Oros) in Classical Greek. It is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms an autonomous state under Greek sovereignty. Only monks are allowed to live on Athos and the current population numbers around 1,400. The peninsula, the easternmost "leg" of the larger Chalkidiki peninsula, protrudes into the Aegean Sea for some 60 km at a width between 7 to 12 km and covers an area of about 390 kmē, with the actual Mount Athos and its steep, densely forested slopes reaching up to 2,033 m. The seas around the end of the peninsula can be dangerous. Xerxes I had a channel excavated across the isthmus to allow the passage of his invasion fleet in 483 BC.
1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map
Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.
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