Travels in Crete
Travels in Crete
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GBPRobert Pashley (1805–59) spent 1833–4 exploring Greece and Turkey as a Trinity College, Cambridge Travelling Fellow and contributor to a British survey of the Mediterranean, yet it was the island of Crete that most captivated his attention; his travels there became the subject of this two-volume account, published in 1837. The following year, Pashley's notes, collected artefacts and books were destroyed in a fire, so this work is all that remains from his expedition to the island. Crete at various points in its history had been ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. At the time of Pashley's arrival it was under Egyptian administration and there were palpable tensions between Christians and Muslims. In Volume 2, Pashley ends his travels in the south-western Samaria region. This volume also includes an appendix of Venetian manuscripts, and economic and demographic statistics from 1834.
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June 2012Paperback
9781108050838
358 pages
216 × 140 × 20 mm
0.46kg
6 b/w illus. 1 map
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Table of Contents
- 21. Statue found at the site of Aptera
- 22. Departure from Khania
- 23. Plane trees
- 24. Site and ruins of Polyrrhenia
- 25. Islands near Kutri
- 26. Kamposelorakho to Sklavopula
- 27. Walk to Suia
- 28. The site and existing ruins of Hyrtakina
- 29. The site of Kantanos, near Khadhros
- 30. Ruins of an ancient tower or sepulchre near Vlithias
- 31. Visit the site of Kalamyde
- 32. Departure from Vlithias
- 33. Mosques in the rural districts of Crete
- 34. Departure from Laki
- 35. Wine of Askyfo
- 36. Costume of the Cretan women somewhat changed since Tournefort's time
- 37. The appearance, in Sfakia, of a saint or prophet, who worked miracles
- 38. Ancient and modern costume of the Cretans
- 39. Haghia Rumeli to Samaria
- Historical appendix
- Statistical appendix.
