Journal Written during an Excursion in Asia Minor 1838

Published in 1839, a vivid journal of a remarkable journey, describing ancient cities and magnificent artefacts unknown to contemporary Europeans.

Charles Fellows (Author)

9781108080682, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 5 March 2015

406 pages, 29 b/w illus. 1 map
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg

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.

Preface
1. Lydia
2. Mysia
3. Constantinople
4. Bithynia
5. Phrygia
6. Pisidia
7. Pamphylia
8. Lycia
9. Caria
10. South of Lydia
11. Part of the west of Phrygia
12. Lydia
Supplementary chapter
Appendix
Index
List of places.

Subject Areas: Archaeology by period / region [HDD]