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ral. In Germany, even before it was publiflied, it had found a 

 warm fupporter in the celebrated Profeffor Heyne of Gottin- 

 gen, with whom the author became acquainted, in a tour he 

 made in that country, foon after he had read the original of his 

 paper in the meetings of this Society. Having no copy along 

 with him, when he went into Germany, he endeavoured to give 

 Mr Heyne an idea of his refearches in the Troad, as diftindlly 

 as he could from recolledlion, aided by fome travelling journals 

 which he had retained in his cuftody. He found the fubjecl 

 extremely interefting to Mr Heyne, whofe attention had been 

 for fome time particularly turned to the poems of Homer, of 

 which he had projected a new edition upon the plan of his Vir- 

 gil, fo favourably received by the Public. At the united defire 

 of the author and Mr Heyne, with the approbation of the 

 Council of this Society, I firft tranfmitted a printed copy of the 

 tranflation, with notes, to Gottingen, before the work could be 

 publiflied here, and afterwards a copy of the maps, immediately 

 upon their being finiflied by the engraver. 



Mr Heyne was highly gratified with M. Chevalier's dit 

 coveries, and pleafed with what he confidered as the very liberal 

 manner in which they had been conveyed to him. That his 

 countrymen might partake of the fatisfadlion he had received, 

 he employed Mr Dorneddan, a young promising fcholar, to 

 tranflate into German the Defcription of the Plain of Troy from 

 the Englifli verfion. The greateft part of the notes, which I 

 had fubjoined, were alfo tranflated by the fame ingenious fcho- 

 lar ; a preface and further illuflrations by Mr Heyne himfelf, 

 with an Eflay on the Topography of the Iliad, and a Diflertation 

 by Mr Kaestner on the Height and Shadow of Mount Athos, 

 were added ; and the whole publifhed in Germany in an oc- 

 tavo volume, almoft as foon as the Englilh verfion, with notes, 

 appeared in England*. 



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* See Appendix, No. I. 



