Manuscript, in a single hand, of a travel diary of the author's tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy while first chamberlain for Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, queen consort of George IV. Sailing from Worthing in Sussex in attendance on her, Gell describes the topography of the countries he visits and illustrates it with maps and pen sketches, including mountain ranges in Geneva; an outline of the mountains of the Vosges and the different rock formations there; and a sketch of the Rhone. He discusses the effects on the countryside of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte; describes Mont Blanc and the attempts to reach its summit; mentions the people he meets, in particular members of the Italian nobility as well as scientists and mathematicians; and visits museums and works of art. He also includes observations on rocks, mines, minerals, fossils, an insane asylum, a school for deaf mutes, and an epidemic of pellagra. and Sir William Gell (1777-1836) was a classical archaeologist and topographer. From 1804 to 1806 he traveled in Greece and the neighboring islands. In 1807, he was elected a member of the Society of Dilettanti and a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1811 the Society of Dilettanti commissioned him to explore Greece and Asia Minor, resulting in several publications on topography, including Geography and Antiquities of Ithaca and Itinerary of Greece. He was knighted in 1814, and died at Naples in 1836.
Alternative Title:
Journal in Germany, Switzerland & Italy.
Description:
At beginning of volume: itinerary of cities visited and distance in miles., At end of volume: list of notable Italians; and a list of English travelers at Naples in the winter of 1814-15., Binding: half calf over marbled boards. In gilt on cover: Journal in Germany. Switzerland. & Italy., Imperfect: pagination in volume after p. 125 excludes blank pages., and Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of Robert Edward Way.
Subject (Geographic):
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy), Germany--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Geology--Europe, Nobility--Italy, Topography, and Travelers' writings, English
In Rome, the author attends Holy Week services, visits the catacombs and and records accounts of miracles. In Naples he explores the Pausilippo and Mount Vesuvius, described as "standing like a sugar loaf in a kettle" of its surrounding ashes. Separated from Northumberland's retinue in Padua to look after an ill friend, the author concludes the journal in Avignon. and Manuscript on paper containing the narrative of a member of Lord Northumberland's retinue, possibly his chaplain (Wickail?). The author describes "the Churches, the Villas and Gardens, the Pallaces and Antiquitys" he saw on the journey, with particular attention to Turin, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Naples, and Rome. He copies many funerary inscriptions and records his impressions of libraries, including the Ambrosian and the Vatican, where he was shown the letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn but complained that "the books are all shut up...and they have no catalogue to help you."
Description:
Annotated on flyleaf: "George Fitz-Roy, natural son of Charles II, was Earl of Northumberland in 1674, and Duke in 1682. He died in 1716 without issue.", Binding guard remnant reads, "Bononiae, Typis Iacobi Montij. 1678. Superiorum permissu." Printed, decorated border., Binding: Nineteenth century parchment. Marbled endpapers., Bookplates: Thomas Bell; John Newington Hughes; Thomas Ashby., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Phillipps MS 22145; Neumeyer purchase, 1913., and Spine title: "Lord Northumberland Voyage in to Italy."
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Description and travel, Italy--Religious life and customs--17th century, Naples (Italy)--Description and travel, Rome (Italy)--Antiquities, and Rome (Italy)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Customs and practices, Howard, Philip Thomas,--1629-1694, and Northumberland, George Fitzroy,--Duke of,--1665-1716
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Learning and scholarship--England, and Travelers' writings, English
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
Pictures from Italy. and Wiley and Putnam's library of choice reading
Description:
"New and valuable books published by Wiley and Putnam": p. [i]-xx., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens A99 2: Imperfect: pt. 1 only; t.p. wanting. Inscribed: W.H. Swift. Original wrappers., and Expanded version subsequently published as: Pictures from Italy.
Publisher:
Wiley & Putnam
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Travel--Italy and Swift, W. H.--Autograph
Chamfort, Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas, 1740?-1794 Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825 Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806 Saint Non, Jean Claude Richard de, 1727-1791 Saint-Aubin, Augustin, 1736-1807
Published / Created:
1781-86.
Call Number:
EEdha 777T
Image Count:
7
Alternative Title:
Description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile. and Voyage pittoresque.
Description:
"Précis historique des révolutions de Naples et de Sicile," by Bhamfort: v. 1, p. [1]-56. and Plates are proofs before letters.
Publisher:
Impr. de Clousier,
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Naples (Kingdom)--Description and travel, and Sicily (Italy)--Description and travel
Holograph journal of notes concerning a tour from Greece to Egypt, Malta, the north of Italy, France, and Switzerland. Throughout, the author pays particular attention to the weather; notable landscapes and buildings; and visits to friends. The journal begins with the author's departure from Piraens towards Alexandria. He finds Cairo "grand" and visits the morgue of the sultan Ala'houn. On the way to Assouan, he marvels at a fruit with an appearance like an apple but which, on being broken open, contains no juice nor pulp, only air and seeds. In Phile, after describing a Pharoah's bed, he declares himself sick of writing about temples and other things he does not understand. He climbs a cliff in the Second Cataracts of the Nile and records the names of those who have carved their names on the cliff face. In Malta, he tastes blood oranges and mandarin oranges and gossips about the personal life of Sir George Murray. Traveling to Italy, he finds the lace veils worn by women in Genoa very becoming; laments the dirty streets of Toulon; and praises the scenery of Chartreuse. The journal ends with brief entries regarding towns in Switzerland and, dos-a-dos, supplementary notes about the tour.
Description:
Binding: silk-covered boards; remains of metal clasps. Written on spine: Egypt. Malta. North of Italy. South of France. Switzerland. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century, Greece--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, Malta--Description and travel, Nile River Valley--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
