42-40 Athos

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Object number Section 38, No. 34
Object Map     
Description Coloured Map. 42° 40° Άθως (Άγιον Όρος). Έκδοτης Γ. Κοντογόνης. 1910.
Series Title Commercial Generalkarte
Place Mount Athos
Chalkidiki District
Central Macedonia Region
Location
Publication Kontogonis (Athens). 1910.
Scale 1:200,000
Coordinates 40 30 00 N; 023 50 00 E
39 30 00 N; 024 50 00 E
Notes Commercial maps of Northern Greece used the Austrian Generalkarte grid based on the Ferro Meridian which is approximately 18 degrees West of Greenwich. The line of longitude runs through the westernmost Canary Island, El Hierro (Ferro, or sometimes called the Meridian Island). This was a common Prime Meridian used in historical maps produced outside of the British Empire. Compare this map with the Austrian Generalkarte map (see related record).
Related records Section 38, No. 23, Map, 42-40 Asos (Athos), BSA - Athens - Library Building - Map Room - Map Cabinet 4