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Irish, 1767 – 1832
A Classical and Topographical Tour through Greece, during the Years 1801, 1805, and 1806
AUTHOR
Edward DODWELL
PUBLISHER
Rodwell and Martin, London
YEAR
1819
NOTES
First edition, Volumes I & II
Volume I - 587 pages - 33 tissue guarded copper engravings plus 35 woodcuts and a large fold out map of Greece
Volume II - 537 pages - - 34 tissue guarded copper engravings plus 13 woodcuts
Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm
Condition: Bright and clean pages. A good copy of this important account of travels in Greece.
This book is rare
Provenance
private collection, Greece
Literature
Blackmer 551, Atabey 356
Edward Dodwell undertook two Grecian tours. The first with Sir William Gell to the Ionian islands and Troad, in 1801 and the second whilst a prisoner of war allowed by his French captors to explore mainland Greece and to revisit the Ionian Islands. In this work he describes both ancient and modern Greece.
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