Sparta: Drawing of the theatre by David Le Roy (1758)
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 02/1/8130.C2537 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Small print photograph pasted onto an index card, originally part of the SPHS image library catalogue. |
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 11 cm (index card) |
| Place |
Sparta Theatre Ancient Sparta |
| Dates | 1924 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Sparta Excavation 1924-1927 |
| Scope and Content | Part of the collection of images, 1924-1927, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Le Roy, Les Ruines de la Grece I pl. 13 Theatre at Sparta". |
| Notes | Date is the year listed in the description of the image in the SPHS register, however, the date of the publication (Le Roy 1758) from which it was taken is much earlier. The caption on the index card reads "Sparta. 1924. Theatre in the XVIII th century (from Le Roy)." This index card is part of the BSA Sparta Theatre Collection, Waywell & Wilkes (Inventoried 2019). |
| Related records |
[BSA SPHS 01/7420.C2537], Sparta: Drawing of the theatre by David Le Roy (1758), 1924
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| Reference |
Le Roy, D. 1758. Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grèce. 2 vols.: pl. 27. |