Views of Ancient Greece as seen in the mid 18th century. Plates from Julien David LeRoy’s 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.

Vue sur les ruines des Propylées, ou la porte de la citadelle d’Athènes. Page VI, Plate VI. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f55.item#
Vue du Théâtre’ d’Athènes. Page VII. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f60.item#
Vue de Temple de Thésée à Athene. Page NP. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f64.item#
Vue des ruines de l’Odeum a Athènes. Image IX. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f67.item#
Vue de la Lanterne de Démosthène à Athens. Image X. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f71.item
Vue d’un ancien port d’Athene appelle Phalere (Phaleron). Image XIII. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f82.item
Vue de porte de Pirée Athene. Image XIV. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f85.item

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