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GELL, William, Sir. Narrative of a Journey in the Morea, London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823.

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Sir William Gell (1777–1836) was a British traveller, archaeologist and topographer. Gell was born in Hopton, Derbyshire and graduated from…

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GELL, William, Sir

FORBIN, Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, Comte de. Voyage dans le Levant, Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale, 1819.

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Baron Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin, later count de Forbin (la Roque-d'Anthéron, 1777 – Παρίσι, 1841) was a French painter, author…

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FORBIN, Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, Comte de

GIFFARD, Edward. A short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens and the Morea, London, John Murray, MDCCCXXXVII [=1837].

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Edward Giffard (1812-1867) was a British admiral and a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford. Descended from one of the most ancient families of…

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GIFFARD, Edward

GILLIODTS, Juan. Impressions d'Orient, Voyage en Turquie, en Bulgarie et en Serbie, Brussels, [1897].

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Juan Gilliodts was a Belgian traveller and diplomat born in Bruges. His family was Flemish of Spanish origin. Like several leading Flemings of the…

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GILLIODTS, Juan

HANSON, Charles Henry. The Land of Greece, Described and Illustrated, London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1886.

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In this richly illustrated account, Charles Henry Hanson covers the history of Greece and its antiquities. As noted in the preface this book “is an…

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HANSON, Charles Henry

FORTIS, Alberto. Viaggio in Dalmazia, vols Ι-II, Venice, Alvise Milocco, MDCCLXXIV [=1774].

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The Italian clergyman Alberto Fortis (1741-1803) studied philosophy and natural sciences with a specialty in mineralogy, and was professor at the…

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FORTIS, Alberto