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In this 1814 work, geographer James Rennell compares the topography of the hypothetical site of Troy with ancient accounts.
List of contents
Preface; Notices respecting the maps; Part I. The Ideas of the Ancient Geographers: 1. Preliminary observations; 2. Concerning the region of Ida; 3. A comparison of the report of Demetrius of Scepsis, with the actual topography of the Troad; Part II. A Comparison of the Topography of Homeric Troy, with that of Demetrius and with the Actual Topography: 1. A comparison of the topography of Homer with that of Demetrius; 2. The position of the camp and rampart of the Greeks; 3. Concerning the monument of Ilus; 4. Concerning the lower part of the course of the Scamander; 5. Concerning the Throsmos; 6. Concerning the tumulus of Aesyetes; Part III. Concerning What May Be Collected from the Ancients, Respecting the Site of Troy: 1. Concerning the site of ancient Troy; 2. Concerning the places of the fields of battle; 3. Tumulus of Hector; 4. Conclusion; Addenda; Index.
Summary
James Rennell (1742–1830) could be claimed as the father of historical geography. In this 1814 work, he compares the topography of the area where Troy was believed to be located with the accounts of the Homeric texts, and with ancient commentators and geographers, offering an important contribution to the controversy.
