Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy: And on the Principal Objects Within, and Around It Described, or Alluded To, in the Iliad
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James Rennell (1742-1830) could be claimed as the father of historical geography. After a long career at sea and in India, during which he had learned surveying and cartography, he returned to England and entered the circle of Sir Joseph Banks, who encouraged him to widen his interests to include the geography of the ancient world. In this work, published in 1814, Rennell compares the actual topography of the area in which Troy was believed to be...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108071821
ISBN13:9781108071826
Release Date:September 2014
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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