Map Classical Geography "The Retreat of the ten Thousand Greeks according to Xenophon" Christopher Browne c1725

Antique copper-plate engraving on laid paper with original hand colouring, for Christopher Browne's folio "The Geography of the Antients sofar as describ'd as is contained in the Greek and Latin Claffics (Classics) in The Maps of the Old World and its several Kingdoms and Provinces..."printed London 1725.

Condition = Excellent with no grime, foxing mould, tears. Printed on Laid paper folded in middle preparing it for binding. Plate mark complete.

Size of Page= 265 x 180mm / Size of Plate mark = 162 x 232mm

Xenophon : ( c. 430 – 354 BC), son of Gryllus, of the demw Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek Historian, soldier and, mercenary , and student of Socrates. While not referred to as a philosopher by his contemporaries, his status as such is now a topic of debate. He is known for writing about the history of his own times, the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, especially for his account of the final years of the Peloponnesian War.

Christopher Browne, map maker/print-seller flourished between 1688-1712, having taken over the print-selling business of Robert Walton on his death. It had been Walton's apprentice in 1683. Browne  may have come from a family of minor gentry. He seems to have done well in business, having two shops at the height of his career from which he retired to live the life of a gentleman. In retirement he grew vines and corresponded with the founder of the Britsh Museum, Sir Hans Sloane.