Revolution and liberation · Harbour and pier · Travellers
Myloi's landing stage becomes the zero point of the map
1829 Proven
The French surveyors under Eugène Peytier, who made the first modern map of the Peloponnese, chose the landing stage of the mills at Lerna as the starting point for measuring heights, at 0.85 metres above the sea. The 'Débarcadère des Moulins' was also one of their triangulation stations.
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- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Pictures
Crop of the Expédition de Morée map showing Myli (Lerna), Mt Pontinos, Skafidaki and Kiveri. Expédition scientifique de Morée (atlas)
Sources
- Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques, t. II: Géographie, Paris 1834, geodetic part ('Moulins (embarcadère des), Lerne, point de départ pour le nivellement … 0.85 mèt.') Open (opens in a new tab)
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