Sir Patrick Geddes was a biologist, sociologist and town planner with a strong interest in education, the arts, history and many other subjects. He believed strongly in the inter-relationships between all branches of knowledge.
Geddes grew up and was educated in Scotland, and studied biology in London. After a professional career as a biologist in London and France, he settled in the late 1880s in Edinburgh, where he became involved in the regeneration of the Old Town. He was particularly involved in the Ramsay Garden complex of private housing, student hall of residence and artists' studios, and in the Outlook Tower. In 1889, Geddes became Professor of Botany at Dundee University College, where he was required to be present for only three months of the year. This gave him the opportunity to pursue many other interests. In the ensuing decades, Geddes developed a highly individualistic theory of human societies and their spatial manifestation in the city and in the country, drawing upon theories in biology, geography, philosophy and politics. In 1904, Geddes published his first major report, City development: a study of parks, gardens and culture institutes, which enhanced his reputation among architects and planners. After 1900, Geddes's activities centred on London, where he co-founded the Sociological Society in 1903 and showed his Cities and Town Planning Exhibition in 1911. From 1914-1924, Geddes lived mainly in India, where he was involved in town planning. He accepted the Chair of Sociology and Civics at the University of Bombay in 1919. At this period, Geddes designed the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, garden suburbs for Jerusalem and Haifa, settlements elsewhere in Palestine, and the master plan for Tel Aviv. After his return to Europe in 1924, Geddes settled in Montpellier, France, where he founded the Scots College as an International University to propagate his ideas. He was knighted in 1932 and died at Montpellier.
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Illustrations of various ancient Greek and Roman buildings and cities.
This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.
For other series in Geddes' topographical collection, follow the link to 'Topography' below.
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Swiss painter.
English painter and engraver.
English artist and topographical draughtsman.
Scottish landscape painter.
English engraver.
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- 'The Citadel of Mycena.'; 'Drawn by Wolfensberger'; 'Engraved by R. Brandard'; 18.9 x 12.5 cm on 32.7 x 24.5 cm sheet
- 'Temple of Jupiter, Panhellenius, Aegina.'; 'Drawn by Wolfensberger'; 'Engraved by W. H. Capone'; 18.9 x 12.8 cm on 32.7 x 24.8 cm sheet
- 'Mesitra, near Sparta, Greece.'; 'Drawn by W. H. Bartlett'; 'Engraved by J. Sands'; 18.3 x 12.6 cm on 32.7 x 24.8 cm sheet
- 'Duomo of Syracuse, formerly a Temple of Minerva.'; 'Drawn by W. L. Leitch'; 'Engraved by J. Tingle'; 'The London Printing and Publishing Company [... ]'; 18.7 x 12.6 cm on 32.8 x 24.6 cm sheet
- 'Grecian Temple at Segesta.'; 'Drawn by W. L. Leitch'; 'Engraved by J. Sands'; 18.8 x 12.5 cm on 32.7 x 24.7 cm sheet
- 'The Temple of Juno Lucina, and Concord, at Girgenti.'; 'Drawn by W. L. Leitch'; 'Engraved by S. Lacey'; 18.8 x 12.5 cm on 32.8 x 24.6 cm sheet
Various artists after Johann Wolfensberger, William Henry Bartlett, and William Leighton Leitch.
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Swiss painter.
English painter and engraver.
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- 'The Lantern of Diogenes, Athens.'; 'Engraved by W. Floyd'; 19 x 12.8 cm on 22.7 x 24.8 cm sheet
- 'Athens from the Hissus.'; 'Engraved by R. Brandard'; 18.6 x 12.7 cm on 32.8 x 24.9 cm sheet
- 'The Temple of the Jupiter, Olympus, Athens.'; 'Engraved by J. Sands'; 'The London Printing and Publishing Company [... ]'; 19.5 x 12.7 cm on 32.8 x 24.8 cm sheet
- 'The Temple of Theseus, Athens, Greece.'; 'Engraved by A. Le Petit'; 18.9 x 12.6 cm on 32.9 x 24.9 cm sheet
- 'The Temple of Paestum, Italy.'; 'Engraved by J. Sands'; 19.2 x 12.7 cm on 22.8 x 24.7 cm sheet
- 'Monumentum of Philopappus at Athens, Greece.'; 'Engraved by R. Brandard'; 18.6 x 12.8 cm on 22.8 x 24.8 cm sheet
'Drawn by Wolfensberger'
Various engravers after [Johann] Wolfensberger.
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