Journal of a visit to St. Petersburg in 1832, 1832 Jun
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Description
- Title
- Journal of a visit to St. Petersburg in 1832, 1832 Jun
- Creator
- Oldfield, Thomas
- Abstract
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Holograph diary of Oldfield's impressions during a three week visit to St. Petersburg. Topics include sights such as Nevsky Prospekt, the Winter and Summer Palaces, the Hermitage, and the Imperial Library; Oldfield's acquaintances among the resident English; his enjoyment of the theaters, restaurants and cafes of the city; his opinion of Russian women as compared to French and English women; military parades; the presence of serfs; and the country house of his friend Robert Cattley at Mulino
Illustrated with ten drawings in pencil, pen and wash. Subjects include views of Cronborg Harbor; army and police officers; coaches and "drotshkies;" and serfs. There are two full page illustrations of Cattley's dacha and of "St. Petersburg from the English Quay."
- Description
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Frontispiece: foldout "Plan of St. Petersburg in 1832," map in pen and ink.
Binding: contemporary marbled boards, rebacked. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 18 x 12 cm. v. (48 p., with blanks) ;
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn d401
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Maps
Pictorial works
Diaries
Drawings (visual works) - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Russia
Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Subject (Name)
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Cattley, Robert, 1787-1859.
Cattley family.
Oldfield, Thomas. - Subject (Topic)
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Travelers' writings, English
Description and travel
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Cattley, Robert, 1787-1859
Cattley family
Oldfield, Thomas
Travelers' writings, English
Russia > Description and travel
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Description and travel
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Maps
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Pictorial works
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Social life and customs
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Thomas Oldfield, Journal of a Visit to St. Petersburg. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7041507
- Object ID (OID)
- 2004314
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