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Fair copy, 1886, of the journal of James Greig of a hunting expedition in South Africa and Becknanaland.
Gives impressions of the scenery, games and meeting with missionaries, including David Livingstone.
Family correspondence, 1776, 1840-1842, and journal of Dr David Ewen of Ayr, who went to Madeira for his health in 1840 and died the following year.
David Ewen’s journal (folio 26) takes the form of occasional notes from October 1840 to March 1841, and describes the agriculture, countryside and climate of Madeira. It also mentions the wine trade, smuggling and the difficulties faced by invalids.
Four albums of photographs by James Simson.
Includes photographs of Palestine, Syria, the Levant, Athens, Vienna and Strasbourg, and photocopies of 10 volumes of travel journals.
"From King's Cross to Euston via the Caledonian Canal", tour journal of Henry Lambert.
Lambert and his wife tour Scotland for a month in the summer of 1892, meeting up with four of their children at Oban. The Lamberts visit places including Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Braemar, Pitlochry, Dunkeld, Oban, Inverness and Glasgow.
Grand tour journal of Robert Campbell of Auchmannoch
The journal covers a Grand Tour through France, Switzerland and Italy untaken between 29 June 1829 and early August 1830.
Holiday journal compiled by Mrs William Waddell mainly during holidays on the Isle of Arran, with pen sketches of various locations, inscribed volume III.
Humorous journal in verse of a visit to Melrose and Abbotsford.
This anonymous journal tells the story of a six day visit to Scotland made by Mr Cardonnel, a gentlemen probably from Northumberland, and his companion a country curate by the name of McMichael. The purpose of their tour was fishing and sightseeing. The story of their exploits including pranks on each other is told in comic verse.
Illustrated accounts of trips to France and Scotland by the family of Charles Foote Gower.
Illustrated diary of a tour of Scotland.
Illustrated journal of a rowing holiday in England of J G Scott, Aberdeen.
Illustrated journal of visits to Orkney, the south of England, and Ireland by Elizabeth Harvie-Brown.
Illustrated travel journal of Samuel Jolly.
Contains watercolours and pencil drawings of Scottish Highland scenery.
Illustrated typescript journal of `A Camping Holiday in Scotland` by Allan George Nicholson.
Illustrated typescript travel journal of a visit to the Dolomites by Carl Marsh, Keyhaven, Hampshire.
Incomplete journal of visits to cities and cemetries of Etruria, authorship unknown, but neither David Roberts nor George Dennis (as once believed).
Journal, 1729, of George Skene, containing ‘An Account of a Journey to London, with the particular rout by Thomas Burnett of Kirkhill, George Skene of that ilk, and David Skene his brother german'.
Journal, 1832, of a visit to Sutherland made by Stephen Place, footman to George, 1st Duke of Sutherland.
Includes another journal of Place, 1870-1871.
Journal, 1851, of David Roberts recording a visit to Germany.
Contains a few pages concerning a visit to Rome, 1853.
Journal , "A tour in Scotland by Mrs Cox with Mr and Mrs Favell".
The tour party makes a circular tour from Camberwell, London, lasting 31 days. On their way to Scotland they visit Woburn Abbey and Chatsworth House. In Scotland they visit Kelso Abbey, Edinburgh, Stirling, Loch Earn, Inveraray, Dumbarton, Glasgow, New Lanark and Elvanfoot.
In Edinburgh Mrs Favell sees Sir Walter Scott walking in the street.
Mr and Mrs Favell are possibly Samuel Favell (1760-1830) and Elizabeth Favell née Beddome (1765-1830).