Travel journal of Emily Jackson containing an account of her holiday to Kilmorack, Scotland, 1887, and a tour in Italy with her family, 1891-1892., 1887, 1891-1892.
Scope and Contents
Emily Jackson departed from Edinburgh on 18 August 1887 with her sisters Ina, Jane, Joanna and Alice Maule, and travelled to Kilmorack Manse, Inverness, where they stayed until 21 September 1887.
Narrative of Italian tour starts on 4 December 1891 after the family arrived in Rome until their departure on 9 February 1892. The narrative restarts on 7 April when the family travelled to Venice finishing on 22 April.
There are a number of lists at the back of the journal relating to paintings and sculptures visited in Italy, and lists of books on the history of the cities visited.
A pressed flower is on folio 79.
Dates
- Creation: 1887, 1891-1892.
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
0.00 Linear metres (85 folios. Octavo.)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Kilmorack. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. inhabited place. Longitude: -4.5333. Latitude: 57.4667.
- Rome. Europe - Italy - Lazio - Roma. Inhabited place. Longitude: 12.5000. Latitude: 41.8833.
- Venice. Europe - Italy - Veneto - Venezia. Inhabited place. Longitude: 12.3333. Latitude: 45.4333.
Repository Details
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