The Four Season of Cyrene: The Excavation and Explorations in 1861

2017 2017 L'Erma Di Bretschneider hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. From the cover: The names 'Smith and Porcher' are familiar to those who study the ancient city of Cyrene in Libya, or the Greek and Roman statues from Cyrenaica in the British Museum. However, to most people Robert Murdoch Smith and Edwin Augustus Porcher, officers in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Navy, are no more than names. This book brings to light mostly unpublished material from 1860-61, in the way of letters, official despatches, photographs and watercolours which all tell the story of their extraordinary time in Libya, exploring and excavating at Cyrene for nearly a year - the 'Four Seasons' of the title - while living in their 'Tomb of Residence.' hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. From the cover: The names 'Smith and Porcher' are familiar to those who study the ancient city of Cyrene in Libya, or the Greek and Roman statues from Cyrenaica in the British Museum. However, to most people Robert Murdoch Smith and Edwin Augustus Porcher, officers in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Navy, are no more than names. This book brings to light mostly unpublished material from 1860-61, in the way of letters, official despatches, photographs and watercolours which all tell the story of their extraordinary time in Libya, exploring and excavating at Cyrene for nearly a year - the 'Four Seasons' of the title - while living in their 'Tomb of Residence.'. …