{"product_id":"travels-in-various-countries-of-the-east-being-a-continuation-of-memoirs-relating-to-european-and-asiatic-turkey-etc-paperback-9781108043915","title":"Travels in Various Countries of the East; Being a Continuation of Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, Etc (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108043915","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Various Countries of the East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing a Continuation of Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, Etc\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1820, this is a compendium of travel and antiquarian writings on Greece, Turkey and Egypt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Walpole (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108043915, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e666 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 3.4 cm, 1.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRobert Walpole (1781–1856), great-nephew and namesake of Britain's first prime minister, was a classical scholar and clergyman. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, he visited Greece and the Middle East. In 1817 he published Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey (also reissued in this series), extracts from the unpublished papers of various travellers and antiquaries, and it was so well received that he produced this continuation in 1820. It consists of extracts from the unpublished papers of, among others, W. M. Leake and John Sibthorp, with descriptions of antiquities, and notes by the editor. The topics covered vary considerably and reflect the wide interests of contemporary educated gentlemen: they include travel journals, observations on natural history, inscriptions from Egyptian monuments discovered by Belzoni, and C. R. Cockerell's views on the Labyrinth of Minos. The book remains a rich source for scholars from a wide range of disciplines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. On the Tar Springs of Zante (communicated by Mr Hawkins)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Voyage in the Grecian Seas (from the papers of the late Dr Sibthorp)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Discovery of the remains of the Acropolis of Patmos (from the journals of Mr Whittington)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Second voyage in the Grecian Seas (from the papers of the late Dr Sibthorp)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lemnos (from the journals of Dr Hunt)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Continuation of Sibthorp's journal\u003cbr\u003e 7. Journal relating to parts of the ancient Elis, Arcadia, Argolis, Laconia, Messenia, and the islands on the western shores of Greece (from the same)\u003cbr\u003e 8. Journey from Constantinople through Asia Minor, in the year 1802 (from the papers of the late William George Browne, Esq.)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Miscellaneous remarks written at Constantinople, 1802 (from the papers of Mr Browne)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Biographical memoir of Mr Browne\u003cbr\u003e 11. Letter from Mr Browne to the late Smithson Tennant, Esq., date Tabriz (on the frontiers of Persia), July 16 1813\u003cbr\u003e 12. Prices of commodities at Smyrna in the years 1780, 1790, 1800, and 1812, procured by Mr Browne, at the desire of Mr Tennant\u003cbr\u003e 13. Journey through some provinces of Asia Minor in the year 1800 (communicated by Lieut. Col. Leake)\u003cbr\u003e 14. Extracts from the journals of Dr Hume relating to parts of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e and a description of the Bay of Marmorice, on the coast of Caramania\u003cbr\u003e 15. Remarks on the antient and modern geography of parts of Asia Minor (communicated by Col. Leake)\u003cbr\u003e 16. Some particulars respecting the police of Constantinople (communicated by Mr Hawkins)\u003cbr\u003e 17. An account of the discovery of a very antient temple on Mount Ocha, in Euboea (from the same)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Travels through part of the antient Coele Syria, and Syria Salutaris (from the papers of the late Lieut. Col. Squire)\u003cbr\u003e 19. Letter to the editor on a remarkable Egyptian bas-relief inscribed with Greek characters\u003cbr\u003e together with a postscript, containing some observations upon other Egyptian antiquities, by Edward Daniel Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 20. Journey from Suez to Mount Sinai (communicated by J. N. Fazakerley, Esq.)\u003cbr\u003e 21. On a law of custom which is peculiar to the islands of the archipelago (communicated by Mr Hawkins)\u003cbr\u003e 22. On the Labyrinth of Crete (communicated by Mr Cockerell)\u003cbr\u003e 23. On the sculptures of the Parthenon (communicated by Mr Wilkins)\u003cbr\u003e 24. Notice of some remarkable monuments of antiquity discovered on the site of the ancient Susa in Persia\u003cbr\u003e 25. Remarks relating to the natural history of parts of European Turkey (from the journals of the late Dr Sibthorp)\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Arabic inscription discovered in the Pyramid of Chephrenes, by M. Belzoni, and a translation of the same by the Rev. S. Lee, Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 27. Account of a journey through part of Little Tartary, and of some Armenian, Greek, and Tartar settlements (from the journals of Mr Whittington)\u003cbr\u003e 28. On the site of Dodona (communicated by Mr Hawkins)\u003cbr\u003e 29. Letter from the Earl of Aberdeen to the editor, relating to some statements made by M. R. Rochette, in his late work on the authenticity of the inscriptions of Fourmont\u003cbr\u003e 30. Inscriptions copied in various parts of Greece, and communicated by Lieut. Col. Leake\u003cbr\u003e 31. Remarks on the preceding inscriptions by the editor\u003cbr\u003e 32. Letter from Mr Cockerell to the editor respecting the very singular sepulchral monuments and inscriptions discovered by him on the southern coast of Asia Minor\u003cbr\u003e 33. Remarks on the inscriptions discovered in Asia Minor by Colonel Leake, and Mr Cockerell (by the editor)\u003cbr\u003e 34. Inscriptions copied in different parts of Asia Minor, Greece, and Egypt, illustrated by the editor\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266074956056,"sku":"9781108043915","price":60.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108043915i_c0565b8f-8d22-4ed5-aef9-bcd41257a6fd.jpg?v=1696746618","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-various-countries-of-the-east-being-a-continuation-of-memoirs-relating-to-european-and-asiatic-turkey-etc-paperback-9781108043915","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}