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Constantinople Ancient and Modern,

with Excursions to the Shores and Islands of the Archipelago and to the Troad.

Stock Code 102618

London, T. Bensley, 1797

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Dallaway spent 18 months as chaplain with Liston's embassy to the Porte (1794-6). He travelled to Constantinople overland with Liston's entourage, which included John Sibthorp, author of Flora Graeca, and Gaetano Mercati who became Liston's draughtsman. Dallaway and J.B.S. Morritt travelled through the Troad, together with Mercati. Both Dallaway's and Morritt's works use Mercati's drawings, though they have only one in common. Morritt's book, A Vindication of Homer, appeared in 1798, and it is useful to see the two works as companion pieces. (Blackmer).

First edition, 4to, xii, 415, [vii] pp., engraved title vignette, 10 aquatint plates, including map, occasional stamps to text, else text and plates clean, attractive modern half calf gilt, a good copy.

Abbey Travel 392; Atabey 308; Blackmer 441; GL; Weber 640; Koç, Constantinople I 167.
Provenance

Provenance: Odd Fellows Library Association, San Francisco (occasional stamps to text).

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Constantinople Ancient and Modern,

DALLAWAY, James.

Stock code: 102618

$1,320.00

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