Elbistan: Izgin obelisk, Hittite monument photographed at the Government buildings
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/1293.3313 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 16 x 12 cm |
| Place |
Elbistan |
| Dates | 1891 |
| Donor/Creator |
Munro, Mr John Arthur Ruskin |
| Project | Hogarth Travels 1891-1904 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the 1891 travels of Hogarth and Munro in Anatolia as described in Hogarth's 1896 book, A Wandering Scholar in the Levant. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Izgin obelisk: (Hittite) photographed at. Govt. buildings of Albanistan: now in Imperial Museum in Constantinople". |
| Notes | Date attributed to the year in which Hogarth and Munro explored parts of Anatolia - see A Wandering Scholar in the Levant (1896) and 'Modern and Ancient Roads in Eastern Asia Minor'. Supplementary Papers of the Royal Geographical Society 3(5), 1893. |
| Reference |
1892. Proceedings of The Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. 14 (1): 58.No. 28. Hogarth, D.G. 1896. A wandering scholar in the Levant. facing 22. 1900 JHS 20: Catalogue of Slides. lviii.Gc 4. Link to article |