Manuscript volume entitled "The Journey Rout[e] of Her Imperial Majesty from Charcoff thro' the Government of Kursk to Moscow ... By the Governments Geometrician & Land Measurer Basshiloff 1787", consisting of descriptions of the different sections of the route through Kursk with illustrative maps.
Scope and Contents
The title of the main text is on folio 2. It is followed by a 'Short Delineation' (folio 17) and a map (folio 22) of the district. It is presumably a contemporary translation of part of the route of the return journey of Catherine II from her visit to the south and the then recently acquired territories in the Crimea.
Dates
- Creation: 1787.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
22 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
22 folios.
Custodial History
According to an undated noted written in pencil inside the front cover the volume 'belonged to Dr Rogerson who was medical attendant to the Empress Catherine. From the Library of Lord Rollo'. Formerly owned by Professor S T M Newman whose signature dated 1947 is written inside the front cover. (Newman 1126.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1972.
- 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
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