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Journal of a continental tour of Andrew MacInnes.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13701

Scope and Contents

Journal of a tour to France, Switzerland and Germany by Andrew MacInnes and `Richard`. At the back of the volume are accounts of expenses on the tour, mileages and a number of Scottish songs.

The notebook is bound in a larger twentieth century volume together with a full transcript and a letter of 1928 of Andrew MacInnes, Saint William, Ontario, Canada, son of the diarist, to his nephew Clayton McCall donating the journal to him.

Andrew MacInnes and his companion travelled by steamer from Greenock to Liverpool stopping en route on the Isle of Arran and the Isle of Man. From Liverpool they took the train to Manchester and from there a coach to London where they spent several days before leaving for France. In Paris, MacInnes saw king and a review of the National Guard by Lafayette and visited Pere La Chaise and the Louvre. He then spent several days in Lyons before travelling to Geneva,

In his journal, MacInnes comments on the numbers killed and injured in the July Revolution, eye-witness accounts of the fighting and the damage to buildings. There are numerous remarks on the people he met, local customs, travel, food and lodgings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought. Paul Grinke Rare Books, London, N16 6NP.29 February 2016

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
29 02 2016
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
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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