Journal of a Tour in Asia Minor
With Comparative Remarks on the Ancient and Modern Geography of That Country

An influential description and reconstruction of classical topography and ancient sites in modern Turkey, first published in 1824.

William Martin Leake (Author)

9781108020312, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2010

420 pages, 9 b/w illus. 3 maps
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg

William Martin Leake (1777–1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar specialising in reconstructing the topography of ancient cities. He was a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815. After his retirement in 1815 he devoted the rest of his life to topographical and classical studies. This volume, first published in 1824, contains Leake's descriptions and reconstruction of the classical topography in a region of modern Turkey reaching from the Gulf of Izmit to the Mediterranean. Using information gained during his travels in the region between 1799 and 1800 together with ancient accounts of the area, Leake correlates existing geography and ancient ruins with classical accounts to identify ancient sites. Leake's precise observations and detailed descriptions were influential in shaping the study of classical topography and continue to provide valuable information for ancient sites of the region.

Preface
1. Journey from Constantinople to Kónia
2. Illustration of the ancient geography of the central part of Asia Minor
3. Continuation of the journey. From Kónia to Cyprus, Alaia, and Shughut
4. Of the ancient places on the road from Adalia to Shughut
5. Of the ancient places on the southern coast of Asia Minor
6. Some remarks on the comparative geography of the western and northern parts of Asia Minor
Additional notes
Index.

Subject Areas: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology [HDDK]