Auction Date:2010 Jun 16 @ 10:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. ALS in German, signed “H. Schliemann,” on both sides of one of his personal visiting cards, 3.75 x 2.5, no date. Letter to a bookseller reads, in part (translated): “Send me the return of Hermann & Dorothea you would have to deduct from the bill yesterday. Since this is not done just send me mamutec. by messenger two drachmas for each copy, as well as my share of Troy, if you like [something] should have sold. Since Mr. Rangabe prepared a critique of the Greek translation of Hermann and Dorothea, the question will arise determined accordingly.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered mild edge toning.
While many people thought that Troy was a legendary yet fictional city, the German archaeologist believed every line of the Iliad and accepted the Trojan War as historical fact, learning several languages to better understand the Iliad better. Locating the city in present day Turkey, Schliemann excavated Troy from 1870 to 1890, finding a cache of gold in 1873. The Turkish government eventually revoked Schliemann's permission to dig and sued him for a share of the gold. In addition to the reference to obtaining “his share” (presumably of proceeds) from his 1875 book, Troy and Its Ruins, Schliemann also makes reference to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s epic poem, “Hermann and Dorothea,” written between 1796 and 1797.
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