Hamilton, William John: Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus, and Armenia: with some account of their antiquities and geology ; in two volumes (Band 1) (London, 1842)

PREFACE.

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and directions, by which means, together with astro-
nomical observations for latitude, I hoped to be able
to construct a more correct map of those parts of the
peninsula through which I passed. With this ob-
ject in view, and independent^' of a very detailed
Journal, I succeeded in keeping, with a very few ex-
ceptions, a minute Itinerary of every mile of road,
noting the exact time of departure, and, with my com-
pass constantly in hand, the direction of the road, as
well as every change, sometimes to the number of
twenty or twenty-five in an hour, adding remarks sug-
gested by the physical structure of the country. A
specimen of this Itinerary, representing one day's work,
will be found in the Appendix, vol. ii., p. 397.

In order to construct the Map, after my return
to England, the whole of the route, extending over
several thousand miles of road, was laid down on the
scale of one inch to a mile : in this task I received
much assistance from Captain H. G. Hamilton. The
neighbouring country was then worked in from my
geographical notes and 'cross bearings; after which
it was corrected for the observations of latitude,
worked out by the same officer, and then reduced
by him to the scale of five miles to an inch. In this
state it was put into the hands of Mr. J. Arrowsmith,
whom I cannot sufficiently thank for the manner in
which he has executed his part of the labour. I may
add, that in those parts of the country through which
I passed, all the positions have been laid clown from
my own observations, with the exception of the lines

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