Travels In Crete

Robert Pashley traveled to Crete in 1833-4 as a Trinity College, Cambridge Travelling Fellow and contributor to a British survey of the Mediterranean. He was captivated by the island and wrote a two-volume account of his travels there. His notes, collected artefacts, and books were destroyed in a fire in 1837, so this work is all that remains from his expedition. At the time of Pashley's arrival, Crete was under Egyptian administration and there were tensions between Christians and Muslims. In Volume 2 of his account, Pashley ends his travels in the south-western Samaria region. This volume also includes an appendix of Venetian manuscripts, and economic and demographic statistics from 1834.

Robert Pashley (1805-59) spent 1833-4 exploring Greece and Turkey as a Trinity College, Cambridge Travelling Fellow and contributor to a British survey of the Mediterranean, yet it was the island of Crete that most captivated his attention; his travels there became the subject of this two-volume account, published in 1837. The following year, Pashley's notes, collected artefacts and books were destroyed in a fire, so this work is all that remains from his expedition to the island. Crete at various points in its history had been ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. At the time of Pashley's arrival it was under Egyptian administration and there were palpable tensions between Christians and Muslims. In Volume 2, Pashley ends his travels in the south-western Samaria region. This volume also includes an appendix of Venetian manuscripts, and economic and demographic statistics from 1834.