Journals of a voyage to Iceland in the ‘John’ of Leith, 23 May-3 November 1789, under the leadership of John Thomas Stanley, later 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6317-6318
Scope and Contents
Both journals include observations on weather, with land and sea temperatures during the voyage, and descriptions of the inhabitants, scenery, products, flora, minerals and volcanic phenomena of Iceland, and of such of the Orkney and Faroe islands as were visited.
Dates
- Creation: 1789.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Custodial History
The volumes were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1959.
Separated Materials
Other journals of this voyage are in the Landsbokasafn Islands, Reykjavik (MSS.3886-3888), and in private hands.
Bibliography
Journals of this voyage are published in ‘The journals of the Stanley expedition to the Faroe Islands and Iceland in 1789’ edited by John F West (Tórshavn, 1970-1976). MS.6317 forms the first volume, pulished in 1970; MS.6318 the second, published in 1975.
An abridged account of the voyage appears in ‘The early married life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley' edited by Jane Henrietta Adeane (London, 1899), pages 55-86.
An abridged account of the voyage appears in ‘The early married life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley' edited by Jane Henrietta Adeane (London, 1899), pages 55-86.
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
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk