Journal Written during an Excursion in Asia Minor 1838 - Couverture souple

Fellows, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108080685 ISBN 13 : 9781108080682

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The traveller and archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows (1799–1860) made several trips through Asia Minor. This work is an account of the first of these, recording his careful observations of the lands he travelled through. On this trip, he found ancient cities which were unknown to Europeans at that time, including Xanthos, the capital of ancient Lycia, dating from the fifth century BCE. Fellows' narrative brings the journey to life with vivid descriptions of the people and places he encountered, and detailed sketches of notable antiquities and inscriptions. First published in 1839, this work generated significant interest, fuelling the British Museum's eagerness to acquire antiquities from the region. Fellows was later knighted for his role in these acquisitions, though controversy surrounds their removal. Two of his later works, An Account of Discoveries in Lycia (1841) and The Xanthian Marbles (1843), are also reissued in this series.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1108080685
• ISBN 13: 9781108080682
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 406