Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, &c.: During the Years 1812 and 1813

by Henry Holland

Book Overview

Sir Henry Holland (1788-1873) was a passionate and intrepid traveller from a young age. In addition to a distinguished career as court physician - first to Caroline of Brunswick, then to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - he sought to keep two months of each year free to travel. His trip to Greece formed part of a European tour that Holland undertook in 1812-13 after having taken his medical degree at Edinburgh. Holland focuses on the lesser-known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108050441
• ISBN13: 9781108050449
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.7"