Memorandum On the Subject of the Earl of Elgin's Pursuits in Greece
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From these, they brought home a great many MSS. which to them appeared valuable ; as well as a particular catalogue and description of such as they were obliged to leave behind them. ' In proportion as Lord Elgin's plan advanced, and the means accumulated in his hands towards affording an accurate knowledge of the works of architecture and sculpture in Athens and in Greece, it became a subject of anxious inquiry with him, in what way the greatest degree of benefit could be derived to the arts f...rom what he had been so fortunate as to procure.
In regard to the works of the architects employed by him, he had naturally, from the beginning, looked forward to their being engraved : and accordingly all such 38 plans, elevations, and details, as to those persons appeared desirable for that object, were by them, and on the spot, extended with the greatest possible care, and they are now in a state of complete prepa- ration. Besides these, all the working sketches and measurements have been preserved, and offer ample materials for further drawings, should they be required.
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From these, they brought home a great many MSS. which to them appeared valuable ; as well as a particular catalogue and description of such as they were obliged to leave behind them. ' In proportion as Lord Elgin's plan advanced, and the means accumulated in his hands towards affording an accurate knowledge of the works of architecture and sculpture in Athens and in Greece, it became a subject of anxious inquiry with him, in what way the greatest degree of benefit could be derived to the arts f...rom what he had been so fortunate as to procure.
In regard to the works of the architects employed by him, he had naturally, from the beginning, looked forward to their being engraved : and accordingly all such 38 plans, elevations, and details, as to those persons appeared desirable for that object, were by them, and on the spot, extended with the greatest possible care, and they are now in a state of complete prepa- ration. Besides these, all the working sketches and measurements have been preserved, and offer ample materials for further drawings, should they be required.
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