William Martin Leake (1777 1860) was a British military officer and
classical scholar specialising in reconstructing the topography of
ancient cities. He was a founding member of the Royal Geographical
Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815.
After his retirement in 1815, he devoted the rest of his life to
topographical and classical studies. These volumes, first published
in 1835, contain Leake's account of his four extensive journeys
across Greece between 1804 and 1810. Using the form of a
travelogue, Leake discusses the contemporary Greek and Turkish
culture and provides detailed descriptions of ancient
archaeological sites and geography. Leake's precise observations
and detailed descriptions were influential in shaping the study of
classical topography, with these volumes providing valuable
information for the ancient sites and contemporary culture of the
region.
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