Printed report of recent expedition to Greece and Ionia
Reference code
DIL/G.02/146
Title
Printed report of recent expedition to Greece and Ionia
Date
1814
Level of description
item
Extent and format
20 pp.
Scope and content
List of 'Ionian Committee' members. Relays voyage through Greece and Asia and gives account of what was discovered at each site in parallel Italian and English text. Some intended trips were disrupted by the plague. Dilettanti will offer engravings of drawings made during the expedition to the public to improve national taste. Includes a list of drawings and maps made during the voyage. The report asks for more money from members so that drawings can be published.
Creator
Society of Dilettanti
Conditions governing access
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