V I E W S A N D D E S C R I P T I O N S P E S G I M N S C Y C L O P I A N , O R , L A C R E A I , I N GR EEC E AN D I TA LY W I TH C O N S TR UC TI O N S O F A L AT E R P E R I O D ; F R OM DRAW I NGS B Y E A . TH LATE EDW AR D DOD W ELL , ESQ . F S . AN D M EM B ER OF SEVERA L F OREI G N A CADEM I ES I N TE N DE D A S A S U P P LE M ENT TO H I S CLA A L A T G R A P H CAL T G R S S I C ND O P O I O U R I N E E C E , DU R G THE Y E RS 1801 1805 I N A , , AN D 1806. O N E U D E D A N D R Y - O N E L H N R T H I T I T H O G R A P H I C P L A T E S . L O N D O N ' A D O L P H U S R C H T E R A N D I 0 0 . 3 0 S O H O U , S Q A R E . M CCCXXX I D V. ’ E D I T O R S P R E F A C E . Au h of the res ent work E W D O W E L L is k nown to the Tm; t or p , D ARD D , public by his ” C ssi a and To hi T ur h o u h Greece u sh d in 18 19 the u l a c l p ograp cal o t r g , p bl i e , re p tati o n of which, and a d r se h su d e s h o o fi m d and h for a ccurate l e rn e e a rc , cce e i ng y ar ave nly c n r e e n ance d . F om the e riod of his ui T i Co e C m d in 1800 u ha of his d s r p q tti n g ri n ty lleg , a bri ge , , nti l t t ece a e , in M a 1832 he de o ed a mos the who of his m to re se h s o e d wi h th y , , v t l t l e ti e arc e c nn cte t e antiq uiti es of the v ery e arl ie s t p eriods of an cie nt Gree ce an d its va rious C o lo n ies . H is atte ntio n ha d b ee n a es ed du i his e s in G b hose m e mo ume s u d stro n gl y rr t , r n g tr av l re ece , y t re arkabl n nt attri b te , with us o s e to the P e a ic io an d wh h a re o f e de o m d C n early u n a nimo c n nt , l sg n at n , i c t n n i n ate ycl opia n H e has i fo m d us in ious a s o f the w o k ud d to h k i P R emain s . n r e , v ar p rt r all e , t at, ta n g aus anius as his uide o n e of his h f o ec s w as to d s o the s i u io an d u s o f the ma i i g , c i e bj t i c ve r t at n r i n n y c t es i e d b ha o ld an d f i h u o h r whi h had h ou h the se of im me nt o n y t t a t f l top g rap e , c , t r g l ap t e, the u a i eff of i i w s o r fo i u s s a n d m o h uses b m depop l t n g ect c v l a r re gn co nq e t , any t e r ca , eco e a lmos t o bliterated from the face o f G ree ce . Although The Cla ssica l Tour in Greece e xhi b it s sufficie nt p ro ofs how s tro n gly his mind was t his o e of res ea h et he a n o om a is to the um the n dire cte d o t bj ct rc , y t y b e r c p r o n n e ro us p roofs of the s ame a rde nt ze al with which he p ros e cu ted this fa v o u ri te s tudy in the l ate r yea rs of his life ; and d e d be s d ha he s fi d his f to it for he e om o it may i n e ai t t acr i ce l i e , n ver c pl etely rec ve re d from a s eve e illn es s brou h t on b t f t u an d l o n e x su e to the s un in the summe r of 1830 r g y g re a a i g e g p o r , a ed in s eek for the s i u i of s om a i s in the S i M u s whe n e n g g i n g t at o n e nci e nt cit e ab n e o ntai n . ‘ The f i hfu d wi s wh h he m de o f an cien t buildin s o h in Gr e an d a t l ra n g ic a g , b t e ec I taly, a re and w e e u h d h d wi h the u a lmos t inn ume ra bl e , e r b q e at e to t e E ito r , t rg ent re qu e s t to h ave the ishe d for he o s d e d h m a s f rm a k d o f S u m p re se nt P l ate s publ ; c n i er t e o i n g i n ppl e e nt to his Tour H e s ee ms not to h e o e m d e i o a n de d s u through Greece . av c nt pl ate ent ri n g nt y ep i c s s i o n on the o f C o i R m s but to h e i d d to f the r de s o f the r o b s cure subje ct y cl p a n e ai n , av nte n e re e r e a r p e s ent ed Au ho s who had w e o r w e h w on the s me su wo rk to o ther l e arn t r r itt n , er t e n ri tin g, a bject , a nd r u wi h M P i R d mhe was in o s o d e . e of P s . w ith ma ny of who c rre p n e nc , p a tic l arly t et t a l , a ri in et v o l II c. 2 19 . Vide Tour Gr a , . vi . p V I EW S A N D S D E C R I P T I O N S . I LY R A AD A RU NS O F COSU A, IN RC I . ’ THE P n s L cosura r account which ausa ias give of y is comp ised in few words . He says it was the most a ncient l w a city in the wor d , the first that the sun ever illuminated ith his r ys , and that from these venerable walls men Ieamed how to build other cities . was r L Pelas os It in uins in the time of the Topographer ; it was founded by ycaon , the Son of g , upon the eastern L coeon Clitor K foot of Mount y , and was the residence of , Tthe most powerful ing of his time , from whom the city of Clitor e — in Arcadia derived its origin and its nam i I was particularly anxious to examine the construction of its walls , and its ' o fi p sition is so clearly indicated by Pausanias , that I should have found it without much dif culty , by merely taking his as o account my guide , if I had not been misled by s me villagers of the vicinity .