Devia Cypria (Classic Reprint): Notes of an Archaeological Journey in Cyprus in 1888 - Couverture souple

D. G. Hogarth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332008771 ISBN 13 : 9781332008773

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover Cyprus through an 1888 archaeological journey that maps ruins, voices, and distant shores.

This nonfiction travelogue follows D. G. Hogarth’s summer exploration of Cyprus, focusing on the Papho district and the Carpass. Readers will glimpse how a Craven Travelling Fellowship shaped fieldwork among inscriptions, temples, and ancient ruins. The volume presents a careful blend of site notes, historical context, and Hogarth’s observations on local life and hospitality.

Structured as a practical report rather than a sweeping history, the book offers grounded descriptions of landscapes, excavation progress, and the legacy of Cypriot civilizations. It highlights places like New Paphos, Aphrodisium, and coastal towns as they stood in the late 19th century, with maps and references to earlier scholars.

• Ground-level field notes from Papho and Carpass, with attention to topography and ruins


• Context on ancient sites, inscriptions, and regional history of Cyprus


• Observations on local people, hospitality, and daily life during travel


• Historical references and scholarly citations guiding future explorations

Ideal for readers curious about late‑19th‑century archaeology, Cypriot heritage, and travel journals with scholarly insight.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The distinguished archaeologist David G. Hogarth (1862–1927) excavated in Cyprus, Egypt, Greece and Asia Minor over the course of his career. He wrote books about his excavations and travels to bring archaeology to a popular audience. His A Wandering Scholar in the Levant (1896; also reissued in this series) was described by T. E. Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written'. Hogarth later became president of the Royal Geographical Society, and Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 1908 to 1927. This work, first published in 1889, describes his travels around Cyprus in the summer following his excavations at Old Paphos. He visited areas that had not been examined by archaeologists before, and the book contains many illustrations of buildings and objects he found during his journey, providing details of sites and landscapes still of interest to those studying the history of the island or of archaeology.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Devia Cypria - Notes of an Archaeological Journey in Cyprus in 1888 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332008771
• ISBN 13: 9781332008773
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
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