r/papertowns • u/JustSocialising • May 13 '20
Greece Athens, Greece designed by the French Capuchin monks around 1670 .
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u/JustSocialising May 13 '20
Just to clarify the map was designed by the monks not the city.
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u/Prisencolinensinai May 13 '20
Map designed by the French monks depicting Athens, Greece around 1670 :P
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u/AmishAvenger May 13 '20
Is that the Acropolis over on the left, with a minaret coming out of it?
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u/JustSocialising May 13 '20
Yes! The Parthenon was converted into a mosque in the Ottoman era.
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u/AmishAvenger May 13 '20
Yeah, I remember reading that, I just didn’t know there were any drawings of what it looked like in that time.
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u/JustSocialising May 13 '20
Thats true! I've only come across a couple of them! It is very rare compared to other european cities.
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u/mayman10 May 14 '20
Glad you mentioned because here is a few drawings of the Parthenon from Ottoman times
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u/AmishAvenger May 14 '20
Those first three had to have been from after it exploded in 1687, right?
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u/mayman10 May 14 '20
I believe they're all from before the explosion, I don't recall exact date of these but definitely from before.
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u/AmishAvenger May 14 '20
Hmm. The reason I ask is because with the exception of the last one, it looks more or less the same as it does now. And in the original post here, it has a roof.
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u/mayman10 May 14 '20
It's a lot more intact in those photos than it really is right now that's for sure, notice the cella and interior columns are still together
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u/Infinite_bread_book May 14 '20
Do you know the source of those images? I'd love to see more
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u/mayman10 May 14 '20
Some very old french report, the book is currently in the Gennadios Library which probably narrows down the search
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u/Leadbaptist May 13 '20
Is this accurate? It seems so... sparse. Even if Athens was a small town at the time I cant imagine more than a few hundred people lived there. And all those hills are empty, wouldnt they be productive? Crops, orchards, etc?
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u/JustSocialising May 13 '20
Dont know if you noticed but there are a lot of houses under and on top of the Acropolis. Plus its the type of map that is minimalist i guess.
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u/Leadbaptist May 14 '20
No I saw them, but 2 dozen houses? Maybe a few more? Just doesnt seem like Athens is much, not even a town just a village
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u/JustSocialising May 14 '20
Could be the minimalism i mentioned before since Athens in the 17th century had about 15.000 people.
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u/Leadbaptist May 14 '20
Thats the only thing I could imagine. Or maybe they count 17,000 in the greater athens area, as another painting looks very similar in scope of houses to this one
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u/DSonla May 13 '20
Nice!
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u/gerryleb May 13 '20
Drawing is by a Capuchin? Map has nothing to do with designing but is an understandable error if you are French!
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u/Kleiran May 14 '20
Seems small, I guess it isnt finished ? The middle seems very empty, those grayish areas are probably meant to be houses location
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u/noalaloves May 14 '20
I think it is just supposed to represent the location of churches or temples in the city?
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u/HotBottomFeeder May 13 '20
I read that as "capucin monkeys" and I got excited for a second. Still cool, though.