The Encounter with the Ruins of Nineveh at the End of the Nineteenth Century: Alfonso Garovaglio’s Experience

Alfonso Garovaglio (1820-1905), an Italian from Como, travelled to Syria and Mesopotamia between the autumn of 1886 and the spring of 1887, leaving an account of his journey in notebooks and in letters to his daughter Adele, later published in a volume in 1896. On March 7, 1887, he reached Mossu...

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Main Author: Tatiana Pedrazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fabio D'Angelo 2020-09-01
Series:Viaggiatori
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Online Access:http://www.viaggiatorijournal.com/cms/cms_files/20201102103745_eacs.pdf