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Travel journals.

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Found in 772 Collections and/or Records:

Journal of Peter MacDougal of a tour of the Border country, August 1821; and, inverted, a journal of a tour to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Ayrshire coast in August 1824., 1821, 1824.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8936
Scope and Contents

The journal of a tour to the Border country is a much-corrected draft, continuing a previous volume now missing.

Dates: 1821, 1824.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Travel journals and household accounts of Peter MacDougal, a schoolmaster in Stirling, and his family.

'Journal of Proceedings on Church Matters 1769-1770' of Alexander Carlyle., 1769-1770.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23768
Scope and Contents

The journal being a record of Alexander Carlyle activities whilst in London as the General Assembly's commissioner to endeavour to procure an exemption on the part of the Scottish clergy from the window-tax (folio 5 verso). Preceded by an account of his expenses on the journey there (folio 2).

Dates: 1769-1770.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Sieur de la Croix, as secretary to the French embassy to the Ottoman Empire.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.7.5 (i)-(iii)
Dates: 1673-1678.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, of a tour in Italy, including visits to Rome, Pompeii, and Naples., 1825.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25502
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson (1800-1849), was the eldest son of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran, and Jean, second daughter of Lord Hailes. He inherited Newhailes in 1838 on the death of his aunt, Christian Dalrymple, when he assumed the additional surname of Dalrymple. Sir Charles was admitted Advocate in 1822, and in 1829 married Helen, daughter of David Boyle of Shewalton, Lord President of the Court of Session.

Dates: 1825.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran. / Diaries of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson.

Journal of Sir George H Scott-Douglas of voyages from Europe to Barbados by way of Morocco and the Canary Islands, and of travels in the West Indies and to Venezuela., 1850-1851.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8105
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover the period from 1750 to 1945, but the bulk of the collection belongs to the lifetime of Sir George Henry Scott-Douglas, 4th Baronet, who succeeded his father as a minor in 1836 and died in 1885. During his minority and absences abroad with the army, his affairs were in the hands of a trustee, but after his return in 1851, Sir George took a keen interest in the running of his estates, as is evident from the long series of detailed factory accounts and correspondence....
Dates: 1850-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park, near Kelso, Roxburghshire. / Family papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of his stay in Paris., May 1791.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6330
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: While in Paris, Sir James Hall attended meetings of the Assemblée Nationale and of the Jacobin Club almost every day, and he gives an account of the questions discussed there and of the atmosphere of tension among the people of Paris during the early stages of the Revolution. Hall seems to have been a friend of Condorcet, and names of other statesmen of the period such as Mirabeau, Robespierre, Danton, Guizot, and Sieyès are prominent in the journal. Each volume contains a brief guide to...
Dates: May 1791.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour in France, chiefly in Paris, from which a journey is made to Clermont and back before the return to Dunglass.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Clermont-Dunglass., June-August 1791.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6332
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: While in Paris, Sir James Hall attended meetings of the Assemblée Nationale and of the Jacobin Club almost every day, and he gives an account of the questions discussed there and of the atmosphere of tension among the people of Paris during the early stages of the Revolution. Hall seems to have been a friend of Condorcet, and names of other statesmen of the period such as Mirabeau, Robespierre, Danton, Guizot, and Sieyès are prominent in the journal. Each volume contains a brief guide to...
Dates: June-August 1791.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour in France, chiefly in Paris, from which a journey is made to Clermont and back before the return to Dunglass.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Dunglass to Paris., April-May 1791.

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Identifier: MS.6329
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: While in Paris, Sir James Hall attended meetings of the Assemblée Nationale and of the Jacobin Club almost every day, and he gives an account of the questions discussed there and of the atmosphere of tension among the people of Paris during the early stages of the Revolution. Hall seems to have been a friend of Condorcet, and names of other statesmen of the period such as Mirabeau, Robespierre, Danton, Guizot, and Sieyès are prominent in the journal. Each volume contains a brief guide to...
Dates: April-May 1791.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour in France, chiefly in Paris, from which a journey is made to Clermont and back before the return to Dunglass.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Edinburgh to Vienna., May 1783-April 1784.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6324
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Topics of comment, in addition to those mentioned in the series-level description, include bridges, volcanic geology, painting and sculpture, and comparison of national character, dress, and living conditions. Not every entry is dated, but each volume is subdivided into four or five stages of the tour, headed by names of towns or regions with inclusive dates. There is no record of the return journey, as in the sub-series MSS.6329-6332, and it is possible that some volumes are lost.

Dates: May 1783-April 1784.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Geneva to Rome., September-November 1784.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6326
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Topics of comment, in addition to those mentioned in the series-level description, include bridges, volcanic geology, painting and sculpture, and comparison of national character, dress, and living conditions. Not every entry is dated, but each volume is subdivided into four or five stages of the tour, headed by names of towns or regions with inclusive dates. There is no record of the return journey, as in the sub-series MSS.6329-6332, and it is possible that some volumes are lost.

Dates: September-November 1784.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Palermo to Taormina., May-June 1785.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6328
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Topics of comment, in addition to those mentioned in the series-level description, include bridges, volcanic geology, painting and sculpture, and comparison of national character, dress, and living conditions. Not every entry is dated, but each volume is subdivided into four or five stages of the tour, headed by names of towns or regions with inclusive dates. There is no record of the return journey, as in the sub-series MSS.6329-6332, and it is possible that some volumes are lost.

Dates: May-June 1785.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Paris to Clermont., June 1791.

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Identifier: MS.6331
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: While in Paris, Sir James Hall attended meetings of the Assemblée Nationale and of the Jacobin Club almost every day, and he gives an account of the questions discussed there and of the atmosphere of tension among the people of Paris during the early stages of the Revolution. Hall seems to have been a friend of Condorcet, and names of other statesmen of the period such as Mirabeau, Robespierre, Danton, Guizot, and Sieyès are prominent in the journal. Each volume contains a brief guide to...
Dates: June 1791.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour in France, chiefly in Paris, from which a journey is made to Clermont and back before the return to Dunglass.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Rome to Palermo., February-May 1785.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6327
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Topics of comment, in addition to those mentioned in the series-level description, include bridges, volcanic geology, painting and sculpture, and comparison of national character, dress, and living conditions. Not every entry is dated, but each volume is subdivided into four or five stages of the tour, headed by names of towns or regions with inclusive dates. There is no record of the return journey, as in the sub-series MSS.6329-6332, and it is possible that some volumes are lost.

Dates: February-May 1785.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Journal of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of the journey from Vienna to Geneva., April-August 1784.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6325
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Topics of comment, in addition to those mentioned in the series-level description, include bridges, volcanic geology, painting and sculpture, and comparison of national character, dress, and living conditions. Not every entry is dated, but each volume is subdivided into four or five stages of the tour, headed by names of towns or regions with inclusive dates. There is no record of the return journey, as in the sub-series MSS.6329-6332, and it is possible that some volumes are lost.

Dates: April-August 1784.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals kept by Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, during tours in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, 1783-1785, and in the country between Paris and Clermont, 1791. / Journals of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet, of a tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

Journal of Sir Robert Liston, number 1: Calais to Blois., 1769.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5687
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1769.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Journals of Sir Robert Liston.

Journal of Sir Robert Liston, number 2: Blois to Rochefort., 1769.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5688
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1769.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Journals of Sir Robert Liston.

Journal of Sir Robert Liston, number 3: Rochefort to Madrid., 1769-1770.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5689
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1769-1770.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Journals of Sir Robert Liston.

Journal of Sir Robert Liston, number 4: Madrid., 1770.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5690
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1770.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Journals of Sir Robert Liston.

Journal of Sir Robert Liston, number 5: Madrid to Leghorn., 1770.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5691
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1770.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Journals of Sir Robert Liston.

Journal of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot of a tour in Ireland and Scotland on Colonial Office business., 1837.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19425
Scope and Contents

Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot discusses in some detail the organisation of transport in Ireland and the operation of the Belfast to Greenock ferry.

Dates: 1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family. / Papers and correspondence of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot. / Journals of tours made by Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot.

Journal of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot of a tour through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands to Germany., 1826.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19423
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot gives detailed, sometimes humorous accounts of daily events and proves himself a sensitive tourist noticing local scenery, agriculture, architecture and society.

Dates: 1826.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family. / Papers and correspondence of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot. / Journals of tours made by Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot.

Journal of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot of a visit to Paris., 1827.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19424
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot gives detailed, sometimes humorous accounts of daily events and proves himself a sensitive tourist noticing local scenery, agriculture, architecture and society.

Dates: 1827.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family. / Papers and correspondence of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot. / Journals of tours made by Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot.

Journal of Stewart A Lithgow of a voyage to the Arctic in the whaler Alexander of Dundee., 1853.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2552
Dates: 1853.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Major-General Stewart A Lithgow, of Fauhope, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Army Medical Services, with a few earlier letters of his family.

Journal of the 1st Earl of Minto of a tour through Germany and Poland to St Petersburg., 1781.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11157
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1781.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Journals of the 1st Earl of Minto.

Journal of the 1st Earl of Minto of part of the return journey from Vienna to London., 27-30 October 1801.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11162
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 27-30 October 1801.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Journals of the 1st Earl of Minto.

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