CHANDLER, Richard (1738--1810)
Travels in Asia Minor: or an account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti. By Richard Chandler, D.D. ... The second edition.
London (Place), sold by J. Dodsley, J. Robson, T. Cadell, P. Elmsly, and G. Robinson, London; and by D. Prince, Oxford,, 1776.
xiv, xiii, [1], 283, [3] p., engr. fold. map ; 27.3 cm. (4°)

First published in 1775. Chandler, a classical scholar, was commissioned by the Society of Dilettanti to undertake a tour of exploration in Greece and Asia Minor, between 1764 and 1766. This was the first independent mission funded by the society and resulted in three publications: Ionian antiquities, 1769 (q.v.), the present work and Chandler's Travels in Greece, 1776 (q.v.). Page [284] advertises other works 'Lately Published, (Inscribed by the Society of Dilettanti to his Majesty)'. With a final leaf of errata. ESTC t63358.

Copy Notes Bound first with a copy of Chandler's Travels in Greece, 1776 (q.v.).

Binding C18th diced russia, gilt roll-tooled pentaglyph and metope borders, gilt-ruled and dotted spine, gilt edges.

Reference Number 1882

Additional Names Society of Dilettanti, London