Karamania

Or, a Brief Description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor and of the Remains of Antiquity
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-108-06705-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 464 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Remembered for devising the measure of wind speed that bears his name, the naval officer and hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) also had a hand in the production of more than a thousand nautical charts over the course of his career. In 1810 he had been appointed to command the frigate Frederikssteen by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. His mission was to explore 'Karamania', a contemporary European term for the shores of southern Turkey. For two years Beaufort charted the coastline and investigated its classical ruins before his work was brought to an end in 1812 by a Turkish attack which left him wounded. Returning to England, Beaufort set about drawing up the charts of his survey and documenting his findings, publishing this work in 1817, complete with engraved maps and plates. Experts and laypeople received the book favourably, as it shed much light on an underexplored region.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beaufort, Francis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Patara-Kastelorizo; 2. Kakava-Myra-Phineka; 3. Cape and islands of Khelidonia-Deliktash; 4. Phaselsi-Makry-Cnidus; 5. Kos-Boodroom; 6. Adalia; 7. Laara-Sidé 8. Alaya; 9. Selinty-Anamour; 10. Anamour Castle-Chelindreh-Provençal Island; 11. Aghaliman-Selefkeh-Korghos; 12. Ayash-Pompeiopolis-Tersoos; 13. Karadash-Ayas; Index; List of plates.