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In pursuit of ancient Cyrenaica : two hundred years of exploration set against the history of archaeology in Europe (1706-1911) / Monika Rekowska ; translated by Anna Kijak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rekowska-Ruszkowska, Monika, author.
- Series:
- Archaeopress archaeology
- Standardized Title:
- W poszukiwaniu antycznej Cyrenajki. English
- Language:
- English
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Cyrenaica (Libya)--Antiquities.
- Cyrenaica (Libya).
- Cyrenaica (Libya)--History.
- Cyrenaica (Libya)--Civilization.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Libya.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Libya.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 273 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Polish title: W poszukiwaniu antycznej Cyrenajki.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. I The History of Archaeological Interests in Europe (18th century
- early 20th century). Selected topics
- ch. II Travellers in Cyrenaica. The History of Travels to Cyrenaica Against the Panorama of Libya (18th
- 19th Centuries)
- Discovery or Adventuresome Travels: 1706-1819
- Surveys or Research Travels: 1820-1869
- Exploration or Archaeological Travels (1848-1869)
- Restrictions or Last Travels (1880-1911)
- Dramatis Personae
- 1. Dominique Girard (between 1668 and 1675)
- 2. Claude Lemaire (1706)
- 3. Granger (1733-1734)
- 4. James Bruce (1767)
- 5. Agostino Cervelli (1811- 1812)
- 6. Paolo Della Cella (1817)
- 7. Father Pacifico da Montecassiano (1818)
- 8. Henry William Beechey and Frederick William Beechey (1821-1822)
- 9. Jean-Raimond Pacho (1824-1825)
- 10. Heinrich Barth (1846)
- 11. Joseph Vattier de Bourville (1847-1849)
- 12. James Hamilton (1852)
- 13. Robert Murdoch Smith and Edwin Augustus Porcher (1860-1861)
- 14. George Dennis (1864-1866)
- 15. Gerhard Rohlfs (1869)
- 16. Manfredo Camperio (1881)
- 17. Giuseppe Haimann (1881)
- 18. Herbert Joseph Weld Blundell (1895)
- 19. David George Hogarth (1904)
- 20. Giacomo de Martino (1907)
- 21. Richard Norton (1909, 1911)
- 22. Socrate Checchi (1910)
- 23. Federico Halbherr (1911)
- ch. III The Topography of Ancient Sites
- Euesperides / Berenike (Benghazi) 32° 07' 00" N; 20° 04' 00" E
- Hadrianopolis (Driana) 32° 21' 56" N; 20° 18' 91" E
- Birsis 32° 28' 00" N; 20° 30' 00" E
- Taucheira / Arsinoe (Tocra) 32° 32' 00" N; 20° 34' 00" E
- Ptolemais (Tulmaytha) 32° 43' 00" N; 20° 58' 00" E
- Qasr Beni Gdem (Qasr Migdim) 32° 40' 14" N; 21° 32' 20" E
- Artamis Kome? (Massah) 32° 45' 07" N; 21° 37' 36" E
- Phykous Akron (Ras Aamer / Ras Sem) 32° 56' 21" N; 21° 42' 25" E
- Phykous (Zawyat El-Hamamah) 32° 55' 30" N; 21° 38' 30" E
- Cyrene (Grennah / Shahhat) 32° 49' 30" N; 21° 51' 29" E
- Apollonia / Sozousa (Marsa Sousah) 32° 54' 06" N; 21° 58' 00" E
- The Eastern Chora of Cyrene
- Sasaf 32° 46' 49" N; 21° 56' 60" E
- Mqayrnis 32° 48' 99" N; 21° 57' 93" E
- Thintis / Thestis / Thyne / Disthis / Dysthis (Tert) 32° 48' 00" N; 22° 59' 40" E
- Qabu Yunis 32° 47' 06" N; 21° 59' 42" E
- Limnias (Lamludah) 32° 47' 00" N; 22° 10' 00" E
- Kelida? (Al-Qubbah) 32° 46' 00" N; 22° 15' 00" E
- Snibat Al-Awilah / Zawani / Suni El-Abiad / Siret El-Bab 32° 51' 00" N; 22° 10' 00" E
- Naustathmos (Ras El-Hilal) 32° 54' 77" N; 22° 10' 14" E
- Erythron (Al-Athrun) 32° 52' 38" N; 22° 16' 60" E
- The Itineraries-Summary
- ch. IV `Transferring' Cyrenaica to Europe
- 1. Studying the History and Geography of Cyrenaica
- 2. Developing Archaeology
- Documentary Works
- Exploratory Activities
- 3. Studying Inscriptions
- 4. Appreciating Ancient Art
- 5. Collecting Antiquities
- ... Sculptures
- ... `Vases'
- ... Terracottas
- 6. Looking for Silphium
- Postscript
- Abbreviations
- Traveller's Written Sources
- Bibliography
- Works Cited.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-273).
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781784913212
- 1784913219
- Publisher Number:
- 99984056109
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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