Journals of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania

Century, London, 1988. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Near Fine Condition/N/A. Century Travellers Series; "Edward Lear's journey to Albania in 1848 had not been planned; it came about through a chance meeting with Sir Stratford Canning, the British Ambassador in Constantinople who obtained the necessary papers for travel through the Ottoman Empire. Starting from Salonica, Lear went north to Shkoder, then south to Corfu, Parga and Arta before turning west again to end his travels at Mount Olympus and the Vale ofTempe. Along the way, he encountered superb scenery and a fascinating and varied cast of characters - Greek dragomen, Turkish pashas, illiterate frontier guards and obstreperous innkeepers; he spent his nights in khans, tussling for space with donkeys, goats and cats, and his days strolling out with sketchbook in hand, dodging packs of hostile dogs (and sometimes the equally hostile local population) in his determination to record the grandeur of the countryside."; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 222 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Travel & Places; Travel; Landscape Painting; Painting; Greece; 19th century; Art & Design. ISBN: 0712618856. ISBN/EAN: 9780712618854. Inventory No: 4200. . 9780712618854