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The quest : John Morritt, his travels to Troy, 1794-1796 / by Robert D. Morritt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morritt, Robert D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Troy (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Troy (Extinct city).
- Troy (Extinct city)--Antiquities.
- Morritt, John B. S. (John Bacon Sawrey), 1772?-1843--Travel.
- Morritt, John B. S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For many years I had wanted to write something about Troy and the Classical Age. Ever since my earlier archaological 'digs' and flint knapping and an early essay on Troy, quite unplanned that had my strict Headmaster quite aghast (even myself). I expect it was something hidden Otherin my psyche who knows a former life, I hesitate to go 'there'. NotOtherstanding that, this 'book' describes not just the story of 'Troy' but theories of whether it did exist, Other recent archaeological 'finds'. T...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; JOHN (BACON SAWREY) MORRITT,1772-1843- BIOGRAPHY; JOHN MORRITT - TRAVELS - 1794-1796; JOHN MORRITT AND HIS LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH SIR WALTER SCOTT; THE QUEST (THE SEARCH FOR TROY); SOURCES
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-134).
- ISBN:
- 1-282-58529-0
- 9786612585296
- 1-4438-1832-1
- OCLC:
- 648448102
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