Item #2325889 Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans; The Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and Throughout the Troad in the Years 1871-72-73-78-79, Including an Autobiography of the Author, with a Preface, Appendices, and Notes, with Maps, Plans, and About 1800 Illustrations. Henry Schliemann, Rudolf Virchow, Max Muller, A. H. Sayce, J. P. Mahaffy, H. Brugsch-Bey, P. Ascherson, M. A. Postolaccas, M. E. Burnouf, F. Calvert, A. J. Duffield.
Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans; The Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and Throughout the Troad in the Years 1871-72-73-78-79, Including an Autobiography of the Author, with a Preface, Appendices, and Notes, with Maps, Plans, and About 1800 Illustrations
Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans; The Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and Throughout the Troad in the Years 1871-72-73-78-79, Including an Autobiography of the Author, with a Preface, Appendices, and Notes, with Maps, Plans, and About 1800 Illustrations

Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans; The Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and Throughout the Troad in the Years 1871-72-73-78-79, Including an Autobiography of the Author, with a Preface, Appendices, and Notes, with Maps, Plans, and About 1800 Illustrations

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1881. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2325889

1881 printing. Front hinge just starting, spine faded, small spot on rear board, 1/2 inch closed tear to margin of Troas folding map.

xvi, 800 pp. 6 fold-out maps and plans, and plates containing 200 of the volume's nearly 2000 illustrations, follow the text. Original coral cloth, gilt titles, black and gilt decorations. An extensive history based on excavations Schliemann conducted at Hissarlik, which is now presumed to be the site of Troy. Schliemann's work lent credence to his belief that the classic epic poems of Homer and Virgil were based on historical events. The text recounts findings that indicate the presence of seven separate cities on the excavation site, and is illustrated with numerous wood engravings. The appendices, containing numerous essays related to Schliemann's research, and the index, are both enormous, together representing nearly one quarter of the text.

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