Books: Travel - British Travellers in Dalmatia 1757-1935
Author: Sonia Wild Bićanić Publisher: Fraktura, Zaprešić, 2006 ISBN: 953-7052-96-6 This book examines the different experiences and writings of five British travellers to Dalmatia: the architect Robert Adam, the Egyptologist Sir John Gardener Wilkinson, the geographer and historian A.A. Paton, the architect T.G. Jackson and the novelist Ann Bridge. Filled with photos and illustrations, this book also gives an insight into the history of Dalmatia for those who want to learn more. It also devotes a chapter to the island of Vis and explores the island of Vis’s connections with Britain, firstly as a naval base in the Napoleonic wars and later as a command centre in the Second World War. For any British traveller who wants to know more about Dalmatia this book really is a must-read.
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