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Mediterranean Sea . Sea. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 31.5000.

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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Diaries of James Willliam Drummond.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.5701
Scope and Contents

Describing a visit to Shetland, 1874, a walking tour in Norway, 1875, climbs in the Alps, 1899-1903, and a yacht cruise off the west coast of Scotland, undated.

With diary, 1880-1881, of Williamina McPhee Drummond, of a cruise in the Mediterranean.

Dates: 1874-1903 and undated.

Journal and sketches of Vienna and the Mediterranean., 1883.

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Identifier: Acc.13827/250
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1883.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1873-1889.

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Identifier: MS.40960
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).Among...
Dates: 1873-1889.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.

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Identifier: MS.40961
Scope and Contents The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...
Dates: 1879-1899.