Remarks and Observations on the Plain of Troy, Made During an Excursion in June, 1799. By William Francklin, Captain in the Service of the East India Company, and Author of a Tour to Persia, &c.

FRANCKLIN (William)

Published by printed by C. Clarke for R. Faulder, New Bond Street, London, 1800

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Folding Engraved frontispiece map with outline hand-colouring. First Edition. 4to. [283 x 223 x 8 mm]. vii, [i], 53, [3] pp. Bound c.1940 by New of Eton in black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt on a tan goatskin label, uncut edges. With the final errata leaf. Lightly foxed but a good copy with untrimmed edges. The work is quite well represented in British libraries, but ESTC locates only four copies abroad (Getty Center, Lilly Library, University of North Carolina and University of Toronto), and there are no copies currently being offered for sale online. A detailed and personal record of four days of exploration on the plains of Troy, and confirmation of the accuracy of Homer's accounts in the Iliad and Odyssey. William Francklin (1763-1839) was educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge and was admitted as a cadet in the service of the East India Company in 1782. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel before retiring to India. He enjoyed considerable reputation as an oriental scholar. Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia was published in Calcutta in 1788, and he wrote on aspects of India, the military adventurer George Thomas and the worship of snakes. He maintained a learned correspondence with William Vincent, the Head Master of Westminster, to whom this work is dedicated. Seller Inventory # ebc8178

Bibliographic Details

Title: Remarks and Observations on the Plain of ...

Publisher: printed by C. Clarke for R. Faulder, New Bond Street, London

Publication Date: 1800

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition