The famous ancient philologist of Göttingen University and founding father of classical archaeology and ancient history Müller [28/08/1797 Brieg-01/08/1840 Athens] toured Greece in the four last months of his life, together with Neise, Ernst Curtius, and Gustav Adolf Schöll. During this journey, Neise produced high-quality drawings of recently found and previously unseen ancient sculpture and authentic Greek landscapes that no longer exist today. Years of tedious research were spent with the classification, arrangement, and inventory of the images, visits to the sites in the countryside, and the compilation of the relevant contemporaneous texts. The drawings were already on display in exhibitions from 1997 to 2002 but are published in print for the first time here. The book contains two forewords, biographies of all travel companions, an overview of routes and sites, Müller's and Neise's diaries, Neise's report on Müller's work at Delphi, Curtius's and Schöll's descriptions of Müller's disease and passing as well as a catalogue and plates with Neise's drawings. The volume is dedicated to the memory of the longtime secretary of the Göttingen Archaeological Institute, Monika Awad [1956-2022].

Der berühmte Göttinger Altphilologe und Mitbegründer der Klassischen Archäologie und Alten Geschichte Müller [28.08.1797 Brieg-01.08.1840 Athen] bereiste in seinen letzten vier Lebensmonaten mit Neise, Ernst Curtius und Gustav Adolf Schöll Griechenland. Dabei entstanden qualitätvolle Zeichnungen zahlreicher neu gefundener und damals noch unbekannter Skulpturen sowie griechischer Landschaften in authentischer Darstellung, die heute so nicht mehr existieren. In jahrelanger Forschungsarbeit wurden das Bildmaterial bestimmt, geordnet und inventarisiert, die Orte im Gelände aufgesucht und relevante zeitgenössische Texte zusammengetragen. Die Bilder waren bereits 1997-2002 in Ausstellungen zu sehen, werden aber hier erstmals gedruckt vorgelegt. Das Buch enthält Vor- und Geleitwort, Biographien aller Reiseteilnehmer, eine Übersicht der Route und Stationen, Müllers und Neises Tagebücher, einen Rapport Neises über Müllers Arbeiten in Delphi, Curtius’ und Schölls Berichte über Müllers Krankheit und Tod, sowie Katalog und Tafeln mit Neises Zeichnungen. Der Band ist dem Andenken der langjährigen Göttinger Institutssekretärin Monika Awad [1956-2022] gewidmet.

The famous ancient philologist of Göttingen University and founding father of classical archaeology and ancient history Müller [28/08/1797 Brieg-01/08/1840 Athens] toured Greece in the four last months of his life, together with Neise, Ernst Curtius, and Gustav Adolf Schöll. During this journey, Neise produced high-quality drawings of recently found and previously unseen ancient sculpture and authentic Greek landscapes that no longer exist today. Years of tedious research were spent with the classification, arrangement, and inventory of the images, visits to the sites in the countryside, and the compilation of the relevant contemporaneous texts. The drawings were already on display in exhibitions from 1997 to 2002 but are published in print for the first time here. The book contains two forewords, biographies of all travel companions, an overview of routes and sites, Müller’s and Neise’s diaries, Neise’s report on Müller’s work at Delphi, Curtius’s and Schöll’s descriptions of Müller’s disease and passing as well as a catalogue and plates with Neise’s drawings. The volume is dedicated to the memory of the longtime secretary of the Göttingen Archaeological Institute, Monika Awad [1956-2022].