Manuscript, in a single hand with many corrections , excisions, and pasted-in additions, of a diary recording a journey to Belgium coinciding with the Battle of Waterloo. The author, traveling with her brother John and sister Jane, as well as Sir Neil Campbell, Knight of Elba; Major Wiley, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington; and Mr. Littleship, an English merchant, records her journey by steam packet from Ramsgate to Ostend on June 10, 1815. She describes their difficulty convincing the sentry to allow them to enter the garrison of Ostend; praises their hotel once they arrive; visits Ghent; and finds Brussels "new and amusing." She breakfasts with Major Llewellyn in Brussels two hours before the Battle of Waterloo, and the remainder of the diary consists of a description of her experience during the battle, including her and her companions' efforts to dine and sightsee without mentioning public events; their attempts to obtain information about the battle's progress; the exodus from Brussels by "masters and servants, ladies and stableboys, valets and soldiers"; and reports of the battle's outcome and After the battle, she is evacuated to the Netherlands, where she comments unfavorably on the character and habits of the Dutch inhabitants. Several weeks later, she returns to Brussels and visits Waterloo
Description:
Charlotte Ann (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859) was a writer. In June 1815 she visited Brussels, the headquarters of Wellington's army, with her brother John and sister Jane. Her account of the battle was first published as Circumstantial Detail By a Near Observer in The Battle of Waterloo (1815). In 1817, her family published a more extended account based on her own experiences titled Narrative of a Residence in Belgium, During the Campaign of 1815, and of a Visit to the Field of Waterloo. By an Englishwoman. In 1820, after a visit to Italy, she anonymously published the popular and acclaimed Rome in the Nineteenth Century. Her other published works include The Days of Battle, later published as Waterloo Days; Continental Adventures; and At Home and Abroad., In English., Written on page removed from volume: Journal of Four Months' Absence from England, in the Summer of 1815: including a Tour in Flanders, Holland, and France., Written on title page: Narrative of a few days' residence in Belgium, in June 1815. and of a visit to the Field of Waterloo. by an Englishwoman., Pasted on flyleaf: Lubbok Bookbinder St. N. C. Yd. Newcastle., Bookplate of Charles Edward Thynne Eaton and signature of Wilfred Eaton, 1897 on the title-page., Marbled endpapers., and Binding: half morocco over marbled boards; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte A. 1788-1859. (Charlotte Anne),, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Description and travel, and Women authors
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Sketchbook containing 37 watercolors done by Ellis Cornelia Knight while on board Lord Nelson's flagship the Foudroyant with Sir William and Lady Emma Hamilton in 1800. Twenty-six sketches are views taken from the ship off the coast of Sicily, under sail to Malta, and returning from Malta to Palermo. There are also sketches taken in Palermo prior to sailing, and on excursions from the ship near Syracuse. Sketch 2, for example, shows the villa of Prince Ventimiglieri in Palermo; sketch 19 shows an excursion party rowing near Syracuse. There is an index at the back of the volume
Description:
Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), writer, governess and protégé of Lady Emma Hamilton, whom she broke with after Lady Hamilton's affair with Lord Nelson became public knowledge in England. Knight's works include Dinarbas: A Tale (1790) and Sir Guy de Lusignan (1833)., In English., Inscribed on verso of flyleaf by Knight: "This book was commenced at Palermo in Sicily, 1800. Finished at Windsor, 1806.", and Binding: contemporary full calf; gilt decoration.
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
