John Murray
The Plain of Troy, 1878
6 x 6 in
15 x 15 cm
15 x 15 cm
TKY987
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£ 58.00
Small map detailing the area around the excavations of ancient Troy on the mouth of the Dardanelles on the Turkish coast. From 1870 onward, a visit to the Plain of...
Small map detailing the area around the excavations of ancient Troy on the mouth of the Dardanelles on the Turkish coast.
From 1870 onward, a visit to the Plain of Troy was almost mandatory for the traveller the the Ottoman Empire. The German businessman, Heinrich Schliemann was committed to vast excavations on the site of Hissarlik or "The Hill of Fortresses" and made several sensational discoveries including the hoard which became known as "Priam's Treasure".
The site is marked in the centre of this map.
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From 1870 onward, a visit to the Plain of Troy was almost mandatory for the traveller the the Ottoman Empire. The German businessman, Heinrich Schliemann was committed to vast excavations on the site of Hissarlik or "The Hill of Fortresses" and made several sensational discoveries including the hoard which became known as "Priam's Treasure".
The site is marked in the centre of this map.
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