The Itinerary Of Greece With A Comm On Pausanias And Strabo And An Account Of The Monuments Of Antiquity At Present Existing PDF Download

Excerpt from The Itinerary of Greece: With a Commentary on Pausanias and Strabo and an Account of the Monuments of Antiquity at Present Existing in That Country, Compiled in the Years 1801, 2, 5, 6 With such inducements it is probable that travellers Would have visited the country more frequently, had they not been deterred by the real or imaginary dangers of the enterprize; the followingpages point out where such dif ficulties do exist, and the best method of avoiding them; the work is also calculated to assist the traveller in finding the monuments of antiquity, and to inform him where he may procure lodging, as well as the means of proceeding on his Journey. To those who may consult this volume as their guide on the road, the advantage of noting every well, rivulet, mill, or farm-house, though it seem frivolous in England, will soon be apparent, in a country which does not abound in water, where every stream has its history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.