Books in the Travels in the Morea 3 Volume Set series

William Martin Leake (1777-1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar. These volumes, first published in 1830, contain Leake's authoritative topographical survey of the Peloponnese, describing two of his journeys and providing detailed descriptions of the archaeological sites. Volume 1 recounts his 1805 journey in the Peloponnese.