Dalmatia and Montenegro I-II
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- Author: Wilkinson Gardner
- Publisher: Murray
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- Condition: Very good
- Code: 11824
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Dalmatia and Montenegro I-II
Wilkinson Gardner
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Gardner Wilkinson: Dalmatia and Montenegro I-II
With a journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, and remarks on Slavonic nations; The history of Dalmatia and Ragusa
A very important and detailed travelogue of Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Montenegro.
Wilkinson, John Gardner, traveler, writer and Egyptologist (Little Missenden, 5 October 1797 - Llandovery, 29 October 1875). His father, a clergyman from Westmoreland, and his mother died early. Wilkinson entered Exeter College in Oxford in 1816, but three years later he traveled to Italy for health reasons without obtaining a degree. There he met William Gell and fell in love with Egyptology. He returned to England in 1833, and the very next year, thanks to his numerous publications, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of London.
A large number of published works earned him a knighthood. He was the vice-president of the "British Archaeological Association". He traveled the Slavic countries, including Istria, and described his observations. He published a travelogue in London in 1848 under the title "Dalmatia and Montenegro with a journey to Mostar in Herzegovina and remarks on the Slavonic nations; the history of Dalmatia and Ragusa; the Uscocs; etc. etc". When describing the disputes and small wars between uskos, groups of Albanians, Turks and Venetians, he mentioned Pula, Rovinj and Poreč, but also other Istrian cities. Similar episodes occupy a lot of space in Wilkinson's records. He stayed in Dalmatia for a year with frequent trips to the interior, where he strove to give a complete and objective picture of the country and its people. He dealt with history, botany, geology, and his empiricism satisfied several sciences at once.
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- Author: Wilkinson Gardner
- Publisher: Murray
- Year of publication:1848
- Place of publication:Engleska
- Pages:564+454+3
- Dimensions:15x23 cm
- Script:Latin script
- Condition:Very good
- Binding:Hardcover
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