Views of Ancient Greece as seen in the mid 18th century. Plates from Julien David LeRoy’s 1770 work “Monuments de la Grèce, considérées du côté de l’histoire et l’architecture”. Printed in 1770 in Paris by Louis-François Delatour. Collections of the BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France but the Royal Academy in London has it too. The captioning here is an English translation of the original French and is taken from the Royal Academy website.

“View of some temple fragments, situated in a place in Attica called Thoricion.” 1758. Page II, view 36. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f36.item#
“Vue de Temple de Minerve à Athene.” Page IV, View 48. 1758. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f48.item#
“View of the Erechtheion, Athens.” Page V, View 52. 1758. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f52.item

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