A Journal Written During An Excursion in Asia Minor 1838

FELLOWS Charles.

Published by London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1839

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First edition. Royal octavo (26 x 18.5cm). 'In February 1838 he disembarked at Smyrna and began to explore the interior of the surrounding country. In Lycia, an area relatively unknown to European travellers, he discovered the ruins of cities which had existed prior to 300 B.C. The appearance of this journal excited such interest that the British Museum undertook three subsequent expeditions under Fellows' direction.'- Blackmer. pp. x,[2],346. With a frontispiece, folding coloured map & 20 lithographed plates. Some occasional foxing/browning to plates. more so to the frontis. Otherwise a clean & pleasant copy in the publisher's green cloth decorated in blind & gilt, a little worn head & tail of spine & a 3cm split to the top upper joint, otherwise Vg. [Ioannou 178; Blackmer 578; Atabey 424; Mill 157; Weber 291]. Seller Inventory # 11133

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Title: A Journal Written During An Excursion in ...

Publisher: London: John Murray, Albemarle Street

Publication Date: 1839