Without Having Seen the Queen

Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), a shrewd trader and later in life one of the best known archaeologists of the 19th century, made many travels around the world. He recorded his experiences in several diaries. This publication is a transcription and translation of Schliemann's first travel diary: his European journey in the winter of 1846/47. This journey was his first as a commercial trader and through the diary he kept we get to know Heinrich Schliemann more as a tourist and human being than as a trader. From his new residence in Moscow he travelled to London and Paris and via Berlin back to St. Petersburg. He writes with admiration and amazement about buildings and the emerging industrialization, while indirectly he offers us a glimpse of the poverty and filthiness of that time. He describes his visits to amongst others the theatre, the British Museum, the Champs Elysees, and the Louvre. Besides the many pleasant experiences, he also mentions negative aspects such as the theft of his hat and the seasickness that plagued him during every one of his sea voyages. The original diary was written in English and French and for a small part in Italian. "Without having seen the Queen" comprises an introduction to the diary, a transcription of the diary, and a full English translation with annotations. This publication unlocks Schlieman's first travelogue and presents a unique view of his life before rising to fame as the discoverer of Troy.

About the Author :
After many years devoted to the study of the Minoan/Mycenaean cultural complex, Wout Arentzen became convinced that the archaeologist and his times are often as important for the interpretation of a culture as the archaeological finds themselves. To gain a better understanding of this aspect of the archaeological process, he began to study the history of archaeology. It soon became clear to him that the history of Bronze Age archaeology in the Aegean is directly linked to the history of prehistoric archaeology in Northern Europe. As a result of this, the focus of his interests has shifted from the Aegean to Northern Europe over the past twenty years. Relatively little work has been done on the history of archaeology in the Netherlands. Since Wout is Dutch, it was only natural that this field gradually came to occupy most of his attention. In 2015 Wout received the Heinrich Schliemann Medal for his contribution to the study of Schliemann and his support for the Schliemann Museum and the Heinrich Schliemann Gesellschaft in Germany. Publications: - Without having seen the queen. The 1846 European travel journal of Heinrich Schliemann: a transcription ans annotated translation, by Thanos & Arentzen (2012) - Schliemann and the Californian Goldrush. The 1850-1852 American travel journal of Heinrich Schliemann: a transcription by Thanos & Arentzen (2014) - Schliemanns dramatische Reise im Jahre 1841 by Arentzen (2011) - Schliemann en nederland. Een leven vol verhalen by Arentzen (20).