Holland voyage, 1690 Jan - 1691 Apr. - Yale University Library

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Title: Holland voyage, 1690 Jan - 1691 Apr.
Published / Created: 1690 January - 1691 April
Abstract: Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary documenting the author's travels and social activities in England and Holland, naming the aquaintances with whom he visited and dined. In England, he "dined at Chelsea with Lady Percivales sisters, children, etc. At 5, went to the Play." In Antwerp, he notes churches, organs, and collections of paintings and miniatures; in Brussels, he played tennis, attended a harpsichord performance, fenced, and went to see his friend's "best horses."
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Pages 34-57 blank, not digitized.
Phillipps MS 9966, no. 172.
Extent: 1 v. (26 p.) ; 18 x 8 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: mixed material
Genre: Diaries
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain--Social life and customs
Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Netherlands--Description and travel
Subject (Topic): Diaries
Gentry--Conduct of life
Leisure
Nobility--England

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Citation: Holland Voyage. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.