Narrative of an Excursion to the Lake Amsanctus and to Mount Vultur in Apulia in 1834
- Publisher : Ashmolean Society
- Published In : Oxford
- Illustrations : 3 plates, 1 map
Description:
Scarce. Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny (1795-1867) was professor of Chemistry and of Botany at University of Oxford. He made a number of field trips to European volcanic regions between 1819 and 1825. In this paper Daubeny describes a winter trip to the Apulia (Puglia) region in the south-east of Italy, which was rarely described by travel writers, and details a visit to Lake Amsanctus, mentioned by Virgil, and the extinct volcano Mount Vultur. This is a scientific work but also includes his observations on classical remains and rural life in southern Italy.
Condition
8vo, stitched booklet, orig. printed wrappers. Fine copy with gatherings still unopened. Vg.
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