Newton, Charles Thomas A History of Discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus, & Branchidae. 3 Bde. (Atlas u. 2 Textbände). Mit lithographiertem Titel und 97 lithographierten Tafeln sowie einer gefalteten Karte und 14 Tafeln in den Textbänden. London, Day & Turkey Newton, Charles Thomas A History of Discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus, & Branchidae. 3 vols. (Atlas and 2 text volumes). With lithographed title and 97 lithographed plates as well as a folded map and 14 plates in the text volumes. London, Day & Son, 1862-1863. atlas: 4 vols. Vol. I: XIV, 1 leaf, 341 pp. Vol. II: XIV, pp. (345)-835. folio and 4°. HLdr. d. Zt. with gilt stamped title, R-gilt, fillets, marble boards, leather corners and marble endpapers (somewhat rubbed and bumped, atlas somewhat scuffed, joints worn). First edition. - Atabey 868. Blackmer 1192 - Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816-1894) was a British archaeologist and scholar who became famous for his excavations of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in present-day Turkey. From 1852 to 1860 he was British vice-consul in Mytilene on Lesbos. In the course of the creation of a separate department for classical antiquities in the British Museum, he became the first "Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities" in 1861, a position he held for over 20 years. Stratford Canning, British Ambassador to Constantinople, sponsored Newton's excavations at Halicarnassus and other important sites on the Asia Minor coast over a period of three years, from 1856 to 1859. The Mausoleum, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is beautifully illustrated here in full-page tinted lithographs and engravings, as are the excavations of Cnidus and Branchidae. The excavations represent one of the first archaeological expeditions to make use of photography. Some of them served as the basis for the many beautiful, tinted lithographs. - Some browning due to paper. Atlas somewhat foxed in places. Overall good and complete copies with the rare text volumes. Turkey - 3 vols. (atlas and 2 text vols). With lithographed title and 97 lithographed plates as well as a folded map and 14 plates in the text volumes. Cont. half leather with gilt title and fillets on spine, marbled boards, leather corners and marbled endpapers (somewhat rubbed and bumped, atlas somewhat scuffed, joints worn). - First edition. - Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816-1894) was a British archaeologist and scholar known for his excavations of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus in what is now Turkey. From 1852 to 1860 he was British Vice-Consul at Mytilene on Lesbos. In the course of the creation of a separate department for classical antiquities in the British Museum, he became the first "Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities" in 1861, a position he held for over 20 years. Stratford Canning, British Ambassador to Constantinople, sponsored Newton's excavations at Halicarnassus and other important sites on the Asia Minor coast over a three-year period from 1856 to 1859. The Mausoleum, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is beautifully illustrated here in full-page tinted lithographs and engravings, as are the excavations of Cnidus and Branchidae. The excavations represent one of the first archaeological expeditions to make use of photography. Some of them served as the basis for the many beautiful, toned lithographs. - Paper somewhat browned. Atlas partly somewhat foxed. Overall good and complete copies with the rare text volumes. This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.