Journal entitled 'Notes of a Visit to the Hebrides and Walking Excursion through the Highlands in July and August 1819'.
Scope and Contents
The journal is unsigned, but the text indicates that the writer was an Irishman living in Glasgow or Greenock. Inside the front cover is written in pencil 'Mr Jn. Gordon'. The journal is a connected narrative interspersed with scenic descriptions of places such as Glen Farigaig, the falls of Foyers (folios 55-61) and Glencoe (folios 70-72). It is incomplete, ending in an unfinished sentence when the travellers had arrived at Greenock, one day's journey from the writer's home.
Dates
- Creation: 1819.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
96 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
English, Old (ca.450-1100)
Arrangement
i + 95 + 9 blank folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1960, Mssrs E M Lawson & Co, Sutton Coldfield 1960.
Physical Description
Leather covered, metal clasp.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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