Journal of a continental tour of Andrew MacInnes.
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
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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
Genre / Form
Geographic
- France. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 2.0000. Latitude: 46.0000.
- Germany. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 10.5000. Latitude: 51.5000.
- London. Europe - United Kingdom - England - Greater London. Inhabited place. Longitude: -0.1667. Latitude: 51.5000.
- Paris. Europe - France - Ile-de-France - Ville de Paris, Department de. Inhabited place. Longitude: 2.3333. Latitude: 48.8667.
- Switzerland. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 8.0000. Latitude: 47.0000.
Topical
- 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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