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 northern Greece between 1804 and 1810. Using the form of a
travelogue, Leake discusses 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. Volume 1
contains two journeys undertaken in Macedonia, Illyria and Thessaly
in 1804 and 1805.
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