02092cam a2200313I 4500 32893 32893 BJBSDDR 20230410105240.0 ta 771004s1897 enkabe 000 1 eng (OCoLC)ocm03315214 (OCoLC)3315214 DLC TLM spa spa f-ly--- 525 DT 221 C876h 1987 939.74 Cowper, H. S. (Henry Swainson), 1865-1941. The Hill of the Graces, a record of investigation among the trilithons and megalithic sites of Tripoli, H.S. Cowper. London: Methuen & Co., 1897. 327 p. incl. front., ill. fold, map, fold. plan. 23 cm. "A list of works of especial interest relating to this part of Tripoli": p. [313]-315. This book, first published in 1897, is based upon the results of archaeological explorations carried out by the author during two visits to Tripoli, in 1895 and 1896. Very little had been written about the Roman and pre-Roman sites of this region prior to Cowper's investigations. The celebrated traveller Heinrich Barth provides a brief account of them in his writings, though these cover only a few of the major sites. Considering the fact that he was obliged to work covertly due to a ban on all European travellers at the time. Cowper has left a remarkably detailed survey covering a large number of sites. Thus, not only does this book provide a travel narrative of great interest to the general reader, it is also on invaluable record of many ancient sites and monuments which have since been lost or have fallen into further disrepair. Illustrated with almost 100 photographs taken by the author, and with maps and plans included, this work is essential reading for all those involved in serious study of the region. Megalithic monuments Libya Tripoli. Monumentos megalitos Libia 7359 Tripoli (Libya) Antiquities. Tripolitana (Libia) Antigüedades. 7360 lcc BK mfcruz 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 525 DT 221 C876h 1987 00000071190 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK