Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic,

£1,750 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Written by a diplomat formerly in the employ of Sir Robert Gordon, Ambassador to Vienna, this insightful study provides a richly textured analysis of the region. While putatively concerned with the peoples and the land they inhabit, Paton also includes much on the political tensions of the era. With descriptions of Ragusa, Croatia and Montenegro, including a depiction of the Palace of Diocletian.

• Year: 1849

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