Author: Gray, Mrs Hamilton.
Title: TOUR TO THE SEPULCHRES OF ETRURIA, IN 1839.
Description: J. Hatchard and Son ..., 1841. 2nd Ed. Sm. 8vo. [xi] + 541pp. 30 plates including 1 folding 1 colour and 2 colour folding. Light age toning, faint ownership inscription to front f.e.p., marbled edges, contemporary purple straight grained morocco with gilt rule to edges, intricate gilt tooling to edges of boards, intricate gilt compartments with gilt lettered label to faded spine. ¶ Elizabeth Caroline Hamilton Gray (1800–1887) Scottish historian and travel author, born in Alva, Clackmannanshire. Gray first interested in the history of the Etruscans after a visit to an exhibition of their artefacts in London in 1837 organised by Domenico Campanari. She pursued the subject on a visit to Italy in 1837–1839, drawing on contacts in German and Italian archaeological circles. She published the above work which served both as a travelogue and an account of her archaeological research.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; EUROPE


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