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Admiral Gell to Philip Gell, Hopton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 10 November 1865. Personal news (extract) (stuck on p. 124 of R. M. Milnes, Memorials of a Tour . . . in Greece, London, 1834, illustrations added 1860). Corrections made 14.04.2007 M. Stanley comments that p. 136 sketch of Aegina is misidentified as Sounion. Extensive handwritten notes near the beginning of the book, not in Finlay's hand. Illustrations include: 'pencil sketch of the author by a lady' (1848); 'Tempi di Pesto,' painting (5 x 10 cm); 'Psorarus of Corfu' painting (18 x 26 cm); 'Costume of Sinardes,' painting (18 x 26 cm); double-sided drawing of 'Turkish tombs,' pencil sketch 'by William Gell, and overleaf 'Rhodes' in pen and pencil by Gell (13 x 24 cm); double-sided drawing of pencil sketch of 'Church, now mosque' by Gell, and overleaf pencil sketch by Gell of Palace of the Grand Master (13 x 24 cm); 'Souliots,' coloured drawing by Gell of (7 x 13 cm), 'Via Mala,' hand-painted engraving (18 x 21 cm), newspaper cutting 1st Jan 1866 pasted in re: kidnapping by brigands (14 x 18 cm); 'Pnyx,' pencil drawing by Gell (13 x 18 cm); 'Athens,' watercolour by Gell (22 x 34 cm); news cutting on excavations at Athens. |
