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Якоб Спон и неговото пътешествие към Античността
Jacob Sponе and his journey to Antiquity

Author(s): Yavor Ivanov
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay
Published by: Национална библиотека »Св. св. Кирил и Методий«
Keywords: Archaeology; Antiquities; George Wheler; Greek monuments; Jakob Sponе; journey; Rare and valuable books; travel

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the journey organized by Jakob Sponе coincides with the last stage of the Age of Discovery, when there were already well-established trade networks. The author of the publication and the organizer of the trip, organized together with the English travel writer George Weller, is Jacob Sponе, who is a hereditary French doctor of German origin with prominent interests in the field of archeology and one of the first researchers who initiated the study of Greek monuments. Spon is also a scientist of international repute in view of his membership in the intellectual community Republic of Letters.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 80-92
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian
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