[Diary], 1816 Jul-Nov
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Description
- Title
- [Diary], 1816 Jul-Nov
- Abstract
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Manuscript journal of travel through France, Luxembourg, the Rhine Valley, the Alps, and Italy. Subjects include the conditions of the roads, conveyances and inns; traveling expenses; and baggage searches and repeated questioning by customs and border officials. Sights mentioned include the Duke's palace at Heidelberg; Gibbon's house at Lausanne; Mont Blanc; the salt works at Bex; and the Cathedral of Milan and the "Last Supper, dreadfully injured by damp and illtreatment....it is hoped the picture will remain in its present state."
The author also mentions a fete given by the Princess of Wales near Lake Como and art and monuments in several Italian cities. He occasionally comments on the still-visible effects of the recent wars, noting that Chateau Thierry "bears strong marks of the Campaign of 1814" and pointing out deforestation and damaged buildings
- Description
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Annotation on p. 1 in pencil, in a later hand: "probably Warburton Davies."
Binding: original marbled wrappers. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 23 x 18 cm. v. (44 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn d416
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Diaries
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Alps
France
Germany
Italy
Switzerland - Subject (Name)
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Davies, Warburton. - Subject (Topic)
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Influence
Travelers' writings, English
Description and travel - Subjects
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Davies, Warburton
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Influence
Travelers' writings, English
Alps > Description and travel
France > Description and travel
Germany > Description and travel
Italy > Description and travel
Switzerland > Description and travel
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
- Diary, 1816 Jul-Nov. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7041524
- Object ID (OID)
- 32400177