'Notes taken during a tour of Italy in the autumn of 1830'.
Item
Identifier: MSS.8923-8924
Scope and Contents
The writer embarked at Berwick on 20 July, and returned to England on 25 December. His journals are mainly concerned with architecture, antiquities, and the fine arts, and he shows himself to be a thorough and sensitive tourist. His fastidious reactions to local customs and hospitality are described throughout. A few references to a second visit in 1840 have been added.
Dates
- Creation: 1830.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Volumes ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Dowells, 9 February 1960, lot 192.
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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk