William Gell Notebook
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | William Gell Personal Papers |
| Reference No. | GELL 4534.f |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 12 cm |
| Dates | 1805-1810 |
| Donor/Creator |
Gell, Sir William |
| Scope and Content | This notebook begins with miscellaneous notes about Eleusis including a few inscriptions, and a two-page inked sketch of the landscape of Athens. After this sketch, the notebook contains information on Gell’s itinerary (with numerous compass-bearings) from Athens to Smyrna, Chios, Samos, Bodrum, Didyma, Cnidus and Rhodes. Woodward (1926) dates this voyage from April to September 1812, ending when Gell landed at Rhodes. Woodward also indicated that some of the information was later published in various volumes of Antiquities of lonia published by the Society of Dilettanti. Interspersed with the descriptions are architectural drawings, inscriptions and plans. |
| Notes | This corresponds to Woodward & Austin (1925) notebook (2) and discussed in further detail in Woodward (1926). |
| Reference |
Woodward, Arthur M. & Austin, Reginald P. 1925. Some Note-books of Sir William Gell-I. BSA 27: 67-80. Direct link Woodward, Arthur M. 1926. Some Note-Books of Sir William Gell, Part II. BSA 28: 107-127. Direct link |