Narrative of a journey by two unidentified people travelling by road to Scotland.
Scope and Contents
The author and his companion started from Newcastle on 19 February 1786 and travelled up or near the east coast with lengthy stops at Edinburgh and Dundee, arriving at Aberdeen on 2 May, where the narrative breaks off. It appears to be a fair copy written up after the journey was completed and is written on the blank leaves and sides of leaves in a copy of ‘The Aberdeen almanack for the year MDCCLXXX’. The travellers appear to have been English, and may have been members of a theatre company, or travelling merchants; the purpose of their journey is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1786.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
109 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
English, Old (ca.450-1100)
Arrangement
14 + blank folios contained among 190 printed pages.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1974.
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
Archives and Manuscript Division
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