Book. Cyprus. Rare. Page 14
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| Cyprus: Its Ancient
Cities, Tombs, And Temples. A Narrative Of Researches And Excavations
During Ten Years’ Residence In That Island,
by CESNOLA, Louis Palma Di [1832-1904]. New York: Harper & Brothers,
1878. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xix, 456, 3(ads). frontis. portrait, 2 maps,
49 plates, 9 plates of script, & numerous text illus. A very good copy
in original black & gilt-stamped dark red cloth. Very light edge wear,
tight, plates with original tissue guards. First American Edition. Added
to this edition is a summary of Di Cesnola’s discoveries, written by the
Museum’s president, John Taylor Johnston, pp. [449]-456. The Appendix
contains a catalogue of the engraved gems found in the treasure vaults
of the temple at Curium, by C.W.King of Trinity College, Cambridge, and
a short description of the different types of vases discovered, with
their inscriptions, written by A.S.Murray of the British Museum.
The Italian-born Cesnola served as United States consul at Larnaca in Cyprus from 1865 to 1877. During his stay he conducted numerous excavations and discovered a large number of antiquities. The collection was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Cesnola was appointed director.
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