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1. Diary of a tour in Europe, 1834 Jul-Aug
- Published / Created:
- 1834 July-August
- Call Number:
- Osborn d445
- Image Count:
- 118
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary, apparently incomplete, of a Continental tour from London through France, Belgium and Germany, ending near Zurich. The author, probably a young woman traveling with her family, lists sights seen, miles traveled, and towns passed through. The author is particularly interested in minute details of women's clothing and jewelry; encounters with peasants and beggars; "blasphemous" roadside shrines featuring the Virgin Mary and Christ crucified; natural wonders; and museum displays of natural history. The author comments at length on the family's "deeply affecting" visit to the site of Waterloo; a tour of a seltzer bottling plant in Schlagenbach; "Mamma's" trouble with customs officials in Germany; and the museum at Bonn.
- Description:
- Binding: original quarter-roan marbled boards. and Purchased from Patrick King Rare Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2005.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Germany--Description and travel, and Waterloo (Belgium)--Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--Europe, Travelers' writings, English, and Women travelers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of a tour in Europe, 1834 Jul-Aug
2. Notebook containing a travel journal for 1859
- Creator:
- Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
- Published / Created:
- 1859-1871
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS FILE 497
- Image Count:
- 88
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph manuscript notebook documenting Arnold's tour of France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland from March through August of 1859. Arnold traveled as Foreign Assistant Commissioner to the Newcastle Commission on Elementary Education, and many of the entries record official meetings connected with the commission's business, as well as Arnold's own observations on Continental educational systems, particularly those of France. In addition, Arnold notes his meetings with French authors and critics, including Sainte-Beuve, Villemain, Guizot, Mérimée, and Montalembert. Later entries consist almost entirely of quotations from Arnold's reading, particularly of French authors.
- Description:
- Ex libris A. Edward Newton. Ex libris Arthur A. Houghton. Purchased from Stonehill (Christie's sale, 1979 June 13, lot 14), on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1979. and Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet and literary and social critic.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Netherlands--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Guizot, M. (François), 1787-1874, Houghton, Arthur A. (Arthur Amory), 1906-1990--Bookplate, Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870, Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870, Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940--Bookplate, Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869, and Villemain, M. (Abel-François), 1790-1870
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, English--19th century, Education, Compulsory--France, Education, Compulsory--Great Britain, Education, Elementary--France, Education, Elementary--Great Britain, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notebook containing a travel journal for 1859
3. Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 1 of 3]
- Creator:
- Vincent, George
- Published / Created:
- 1822, n.d.
- Call Number:
- Osborn d398
- Collection Title:
- Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland, &c, 1822 Jul-Sep
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 11
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary of Vincent's travels in France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium with "Mr. Payne and his son William." Apparently from Leeds, Vincent records his impressions of scenery, the countryside and "romantic views;" roads and bridges; the conditions of towns and cities; and tourist attractions. These included major cathedrals, museums, monuments such as the tribute to the Swiss Guards who died at the Tuilleries in 1792; the battlefield at Marengo, and sites dedicated to Voltaire, Erasmus, and Gibbon., The party returned to England via Strasbourg and Belgium, where Vincent admired Brussels and toured the battlefield of Waterloo. After a rough Channel crossing, Vincent concluded his diary with "Thank God, we once more set foot on British ground.", Vincent paid particular attention to Lyons, where he remarks on the city's bloody Revolutionary history and saw "Madame Sarqui the famous rope dancer." In the Swiss Alps, he viewed "Mont Blanc by moonlight," described the progress of the constructions of the new Simplon road, and stayed at the Hospice of St. Bernard, noting an evening of musical entertainment by English ladies and admiring the "good-tempered and tractable dogs." Vincent,however, preferred "Protestant" Zurich, where "the people are cleaner and looked more happy and comfortable." Perhaps due to his lack of German, he makes no note of conversations during three days of sharing a diligence with "a Prussian gentleman, Dr. Schoppenhauer" between Domodossola and Locarno., and With: manuscript and printed ephemera including Vincent's French passport; notes on sights to see in Paris and Germany; hotel bills; cards; printed advertisement of books for "Travellers on the Continent" printed by S. Leigh; and two white metal souvenir medals of Strasbourg.
- Description:
- Blanks not digitized., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Some items numbered in pencil. Folders contain items in irregular order.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)--Description and travel, Alps--Description and travel, Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, St. Bernard, Great, Alps, Switzerland--description and travel, and Waterloo (Belgium)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Schopenhauer, Arthur,--1788-1860 and Vincent, George
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--France, Tourism--Switzerland, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 1 of 3]
4. Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 2 of 3]
- Creator:
- Vincent, George
- Published / Created:
- 1822, n.d.
- Call Number:
- Osborn d398
- Collection Title:
- Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland, &c, 1822 Jul-Sep
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 10
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary of Vincent's travels in France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium with "Mr. Payne and his son William." Apparently from Leeds, Vincent records his impressions of scenery, the countryside and "romantic views;" roads and bridges; the conditions of towns and cities; and tourist attractions. These included major cathedrals, museums, monuments such as the tribute to the Swiss Guards who died at the Tuilleries in 1792; the battlefield at Marengo, and sites dedicated to Voltaire, Erasmus, and Gibbon., The party returned to England via Strasbourg and Belgium, where Vincent admired Brussels and toured the battlefield of Waterloo. After a rough Channel crossing, Vincent concluded his diary with "Thank God, we once more set foot on British ground.", Vincent paid particular attention to Lyons, where he remarks on the city's bloody Revolutionary history and saw "Madame Sarqui the famous rope dancer." In the Swiss Alps, he viewed "Mont Blanc by moonlight," described the progress of the constructions of the new Simplon road, and stayed at the Hospice of St. Bernard, noting an evening of musical entertainment by English ladies and admiring the "good-tempered and tractable dogs." Vincent,however, preferred "Protestant" Zurich, where "the people are cleaner and looked more happy and comfortable." Perhaps due to his lack of German, he makes no note of conversations during three days of sharing a diligence with "a Prussian gentleman, Dr. Schoppenhauer" between Domodossola and Locarno., and With: manuscript and printed ephemera including Vincent's French passport; notes on sights to see in Paris and Germany; hotel bills; cards; printed advertisement of books for "Travellers on the Continent" printed by S. Leigh; and two white metal souvenir medals of Strasbourg.
- Description:
- Blanks not digitized., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Some items numbered in pencil. Folders contain items in irregular order.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)--Description and travel, Alps--Description and travel, Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, St. Bernard, Great, Alps, Switzerland--description and travel, and Waterloo (Belgium)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Schopenhauer, Arthur,--1788-1860 and Vincent, George
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--France, Tourism--Switzerland, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 2 of 3]
5. Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 3 of 3]
- Creator:
- Vincent, George
- Published / Created:
- 1822, n.d.
- Call Number:
- Osborn d398
- Collection Title:
- Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland, &c, 1822 Jul-Sep
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 7
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary of Vincent's travels in France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium with "Mr. Payne and his son William." Apparently from Leeds, Vincent records his impressions of scenery, the countryside and "romantic views;" roads and bridges; the conditions of towns and cities; and tourist attractions. These included major cathedrals, museums, monuments such as the tribute to the Swiss Guards who died at the Tuilleries in 1792; the battlefield at Marengo, and sites dedicated to Voltaire, Erasmus, and Gibbon., The party returned to England via Strasbourg and Belgium, where Vincent admired Brussels and toured the battlefield of Waterloo. After a rough Channel crossing, Vincent concluded his diary with "Thank God, we once more set foot on British ground.", Vincent paid particular attention to Lyons, where he remarks on the city's bloody Revolutionary history and saw "Madame Sarqui the famous rope dancer." In the Swiss Alps, he viewed "Mont Blanc by moonlight," described the progress of the constructions of the new Simplon road, and stayed at the Hospice of St. Bernard, noting an evening of musical entertainment by English ladies and admiring the "good-tempered and tractable dogs." Vincent,however, preferred "Protestant" Zurich, where "the people are cleaner and looked more happy and comfortable." Perhaps due to his lack of German, he makes no note of conversations during three days of sharing a diligence with "a Prussian gentleman, Dr. Schoppenhauer" between Domodossola and Locarno., and With: manuscript and printed ephemera including Vincent's French passport; notes on sights to see in Paris and Germany; hotel bills; cards; printed advertisement of books for "Travellers on the Continent" printed by S. Leigh; and two white metal souvenir medals of Strasbourg.
- Description:
- Blanks not digitized., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Some items numbered in pencil. Folders contain items in irregular order.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)--Description and travel, Alps--Description and travel, Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, St. Bernard, Great, Alps, Switzerland--description and travel, and Waterloo (Belgium)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Schopenhauer, Arthur,--1788-1860 and Vincent, George
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--France, Tourism--Switzerland, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland [Notes and ephemera, folder 3 of 3]
6. Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland, &c, 1822 Jul-Sep
- Creator:
- Vincent, George
- Published / Created:
- 1822 July-September
- Call Number:
- Osborn d398
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 87
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary of Vincent's travels in France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium with "Mr. Payne and his son William." Apparently from Leeds, Vincent records his impressions of scenery, the countryside and "romantic views;" roads and bridges; the conditions of towns and cities; and tourist attractions. These included major cathedrals, museums, monuments such as the tribute to the Swiss Guards who died at the Tuilleries in 1792; the battlefield at Marengo, and sites dedicated to Voltaire, Erasmus, and Gibbon., The party returned to England via Strasbourg and Belgium, where Vincent admired Brussels and toured the battlefield of Waterloo. After a rough Channel crossing, Vincent concluded his diary with "Thank God, we once more set foot on British ground.", Vincent paid particular attention to Lyons, where he remarks on the city's bloody Revolutionary history and saw "Madame Sarqui the famous rope dancer." In the Swiss Alps, he viewed "Mont Blanc by moonlight," described the progress of the constructions of the new Simplon road, and stayed at the Hospice of St. Bernard, noting an evening of musical entertainment by English ladies and admiring the "good-tempered and tractable dogs." Vincent,however, preferred "Protestant" Zurich, where "the people are cleaner and looked more happy and comfortable." Perhaps due to his lack of German, he makes no note of conversations during three days of sharing a diligence with "a Prussian gentleman, Dr. Schoppenhauer" between Domodossola and Locarno., and With: manuscript and printed ephemera including Vincent's French passport; notes on sights to see in Paris and Germany; hotel bills; cards; printed advertisement of books for "Travellers on the Continent" printed by S. Leigh; and two white metal souvenir medals of Strasbourg.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary dark morocco wallet binding with yellow kid lining; pockets lined with marbled paper. Brass plate and clasp. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)--Description and travel, Alps--Description and travel, Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, St. Bernard, Great, Alps, Switzerland--description and travel, and Waterloo (Belgium)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Schopenhauer, Arthur,--1788-1860 and Vincent, George
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--France, Tourism--Switzerland, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes made during a journey thro' part of France, Switzerland, &c, 1822 Jul-Sep
7. Observations in his travailes uppon the state of the seaventeene provinces as they stood Anno Dei 1609.
- Creator:
- Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1620]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb12
- Image Count:
- 9
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of this description of the Low Countries, especially of their rulers, governments, and military forces. Includes observations on "The Archduke's Countrie" and on "Fraunce under Henry the 4th."
- Description:
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. and Text as printed London 1626.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France--Description and travel, France--Militia., France--Politics and government--1589-1610, Netherlands--Armed Forces, Netherlands--Description and travel, and Netherlands--Politics and government--1556-1648
- Subject (Name):
- Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 and Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Observations in his travailes uppon the state of the seaventeene provinces as they stood Anno Dei 1609.
8. Some observations in our travails begun ye 12th Sept. 1699, 1699.
- Call Number:
- Osborn b117
- Image Count:
- 42
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in single hand, of a travel diary documenting the author's tour through Holland, Belgium, France and Italy. The author includes descriptions of each country's landscapes, buildings, items of manufacture, religious and social customs, scientific and medical curiosities, and anecdotes of local histories.
- Description:
- Binding: Marbled paper, stitched. and Written on rectos and continues from back on versos.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Belgium--Description and travel, Europe--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Netherlands--Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism--Europe and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Some observations in our travails begun ye 12th Sept. 1699, 1699.
9. Travel diary of a journey from Guernsey to Nantes, 1829 May-Jun.
- Published / Created:
- 1829 May 28-June.11
- Call Number:
- Osborn d456
- Image Count:
- 52
- Abstract:
- Holograph journal, illustrated, describing a brief trip from Weymouth to Guernsey, Jersey, Nantes and the Loire valley. The opening of the diary details sights seen in the Channel Islands, including the fort at Guernsey; the "druid's altars" (dolmens); and the pillorying of a man in St. Helier. Once in France, the author takes a particular interest in buidlings and gardens, including Chateaubriant, La Trappe, Clisson, and the "Lemont Villa" near Garenne; modes of transportation, from dilgence to barge; and the varying quality of French hotels and restaurants. and The volume is illustrated with 45 drawings in pen and ink and watercolor. Subjects include the dolmens on Guernsey (4 drawings) and the pillory in St. Helier; all of the chateaux and gardens named in the text (multiple views of most); buildings, street scenes, and gardens in Nantes; transport by donkey, horse, oxcart, omnibus, and boat; and several genre scenes, including one of a cow being inflated by a bellows.
- Description:
- Annotated on front cover: Guernsey-Nantes. 28 May 1829/11 June., Binding: contemporary brown sheep; blindstamped corkscrew border., and Journal in two sections; portion at end written from other direction.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Channel Islands--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Loire River Valley (France)--Description and travel, Nantes (France)--Buildings, structures, etc, and Nantes (France)--Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Travelers' writings, English and Watercolor painting--19th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Travel diary of a journey from Guernsey to Nantes, 1829 May-Jun.
