Schliemann H.:Ilios ville et pays des Troyens, resultat des fouilles sur l emplacement de Troie et des exploration faites en Troade de 1871 a 1882. Paris 1885 First edition in French.FOLIO, contemporary brown leather over boards, spine very slightly sunned, text clean and bright, complete:[12], 1.029p., [40], two maps, eight plans and more than 2.000 wood engravings on the text, a heavy book, overall in almost fine condition. The travel account of one of the most important discoveries of 19th century.Schliemann s discovery of the place of ancient Troy was a worldwide sensation during that time. The publication, is rich with details (more than 1000 folio pages), of his repeated travel expeditions in the area of Troy (the Troade), from the early 1870s to the early 1880s, the unearth of the rich city and the huge amount of the ancient treasures were one of the most important events of European discoveries during the century and certainly the most important regarding Greece and the Levant.Schliemann was not an archaeologist and his methods were seriously challenged later, but the importance of his discovery remained over the years and the sublime travel account is still among the best of the 19th century for any place in the Levant. The work is very richly illustrated with more than 2000 woodcuts with views of places and discoveries. Schlieman s travel account had been published almost immediately in the main four European languages, a unique fact representing the huge interest for his discoveries. All are scarce.