L'Archaeologist Leon Heuzey, IN Macedonia, for Napoleon III

Description: Archaeologist Léon Heuzey, in Macedonia, for Napoleon III Archaeologist Léon Heuzey, in Macedonia, for Napoleon III Document type : handwritten pieces Number of documents: 2 - Number of pages: 1 p. and 1/2 p. - Size: In-plano and in-folio Place : Sl [Thessaloniki?] Date : "the 4th of the month of reb-ul-akhar year 1278" [9 October 1861]. RECIPIENT : Leon Heuzey State : Traces of folds, tears with gaps along the left edge, affecting the beginning of a few lines. Set of two letters of recommendation in Ottoman Turkish (?), in Arabic characters, addressed to the moudir of the city of Durazzo (or Durrës – current Albania), in favor of the French archaeologist Léon Heuzey. Ottoman passports of the archaeologist Léon Heuzey, who left to discover the sites of ancient Macedonia, on the orders of Napoleon III. The passes are accompanied by their French translations. 2 p. in-12, in black ink on squared paper (a few erasures and corrections): - "To the very illustrious and capable Bey, Mudir de Durazzo / Very illustrious Bey, / Monsieur Léon Heuzey, subject of the glorious French government, coming to this country provided with a superior order and a firman of sublime provenance, having already traveled and visited various localities, has now just arrived on this side, for research and the study of certain scientific matters to be used for the establishment, on certain bases, of a relationship which is in the process of being composed on the history of the ancient Romans. As this personage is of a distinguished rank and worthy of respect, this affectionate note has been written to engage you to bring the application in the regards which are due to him as well as to provide him with all the facilities which will be necessary for him. » Signed: Abd-ul Kérim nadir 1259 (date of stamp). The author of the letter, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807-1883), a great soldier of the Ottoman Empire, was then governor of Thessaloniki. He recommends Léon Heuzey to the moudir [prefect or director] of the city of Durazzo, located in present-day Albania. The French archaeologist is indeed back in Macedonia for a second mission, with the architect Honoré Daumet (1826-1911), at the request of Napoleon III. The emperor wishes to gather preparatory information for his history of Julius Caesar, and is particularly interested in the battlefields of the latter in the East, in particular that of Pharsalus. The mission is carried out in difficult conditions and must be shortened. It nevertheless brought to light the main ancient sites of a region that was little explored at the time and enriched the Louvre museum with a few objects. The fruit of the work of Heuzey and Daumet, mentioned in this letter of recommendation, was published in 1876 under the title Archaeological Mission of Macedonia: excavations and research carried out in this region and in the adjacent parts of Thrace, Thessaly and 'Epirus in the year 1861 by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III. Léon Heuzey is thus a pioneer in the discovery of ancient Macedonia. In 1870, he was appointed curator of the department of Greek and Roman antiquities at the Louvre and in 1881, first curator of the department of oriental antiquities.. - "To the illustrious and capable Bey, Mudir de Durazzo / Very illustrious Bey, / Mr. Léon Heuzey, subject of the French government, has just arrived in these regions provided with a superior order and a firman, in order to research and study on the same places, historical materials to be used to specify certain chronological facts which will be contained in a work which one currently composes on the history of ancient Romans. / This character, who has already traveled through a few localities, now undertakes to visit these surroundings. / As Mr. Léon Heuzey is of a high and distinguished rank, you are requested by this affectionate note, to have for him all the desirable consideration and to provide him with all the facilities that will be necessary for him”. This version of the letter, also in Arabic characters, but on a smaller sheet (½ folio page in black ink, traces of gold glitter on certain words, small damp stamp to the left of the signature). This second version is accompanied by a French translation by the same hand as the previous one. 4 of the month of reb-ul-akhar, 1278. 1 p. in-12. Black ink on squared paper. We join: - 2 Arabic letters in brown ink on western laid paper yet the numbers one embossed "BM", the other printed "B". -2 Arabic letters in brown ink, on lined paper. Translation in pencil characters. Black ink, remnants of gold glitter on some words, two fine angular stamps. Abdulkerim Nadir Pasha (Chirpan, Ottoman Bulgaria, 1807/1883)Military leader of the Ottoman Empire. Fixed costs: same costs for all buyers Services Shipping time: 1 business day Insurance: included in shipping costs Excluded locations: No locations are excluded Payment Payment methods accepted: Bank check Contact us for any questions. The emperor wishes to gather preparatory information for his history of Julius Caesar, and is particularly interested in the battlefields of the latter in the East, in particular that of Pharsalus. The mission is carried out in difficult conditions and must be shortened. It nevertheless brought to light the main ancient sites of a region that was little explored at the time and enriched the Louvre museum with a few objects. The fruit of the work of Heuzey and Daumet, mentioned in this letter of recommendation, was published in 1876 under the title Archaeological Mission of Macedonia: excavations and research carried out in this region and in the adjacent parts of Thrace, Thessaly and 'Epirus in the year 1861 by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III. - "To the illustrious and capabl

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