Piraeus

Piraeus was the harbour that linked Athens with the eastern Mediterranean, and its maps run from sea charts to the plans of ...

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Piraeus was the harbour that linked Athens with the eastern Mediterranean, and its maps run from sea charts to the plans of a growing port city. Nautical plans by Roux and Gauttier use the older name Porto Leone or Port Lion, while later street and guidebook maps relate the port to the capital and the Attic coast. Regional sheets reach Salamis, Aegina and the Saronic Gulf, the approaches used by shipping. The prints show diplomatic arrivals, naval activity and temporary military camps, moments when the port served as Greece's point of contact with foreign powers.

Piraeus was the harbour that linked Athens with the eastern Mediterranean, and its maps run from sea charts to the plans of a growing port city. Nautical plans by Roux and Gauttier use the older name Porto Leone or Port Lion, while later street and guidebook maps relate the port to the capital and the Attic coast. Regional sheets reach Salamis, Aegina and the Saronic Gulf, the approaches used by shipping. The prints show diplomatic arrivals, naval activity and temporary military camps, moments when the port served as Greece's point of contact with foreign powers.

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