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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. Diary of a winter in Bath, 1796-1797.
- Call Number:
- Osborn c446
- Image Count:
- 127
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary written by a young Irish woman during her stay at Bath in the fall and winter of 1796-97. She describes visits to the Pump Room and the New Room; concerts at the Harmonic Society, balls, walks on the Promenade and drives in the countryside; flirtations, suitors and gossip; and sightings of celebrities, including Mrs. Fitzherbert, the Prince of Wurtemburg, and Lady Sydney. Second volume contains a transcription of the first made by Walter C. Pepys in 1906.
- Description:
- Laid in: TLS from Emily Driscoll to James Marshall Osborn, 1954 May 21, accompanied by a typescript describing the diary., The unnamed diarist later married William Lecky, an M.P. from County Donegal., and Tipped in: ALS from Ceuta Thompson to Walter C. Pepys; Conway, 1907 Sep 7.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bath (England)--Amusements, Bath (England)--Description and travel, and Bath (England)--Social life and customs
- Subject (Topic):
- Travelers' writings, English and Women travelers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of a winter in Bath, 1796-1797.
3. Lady M-y W-r-t-l-y M-nt-g-e / The female traveller in the Turkish dress
- Published / Created:
- [1767]
- Call Number:
- 1995 138
- Collection Title:
- Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M----e
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Subject (Topic):
- Women travelers
- Collection Created:
- London,
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lady M-y W-r-t-l-y M-nt-g-e / The female traveller in the Turkish dress
4. Memoranda, from a journal of tours made upon the Continent at various periods beginning in 1821, with illustrations sketched upon the spot, 1821-1836
- Creator:
- Kenah, E. A., Mrs
- Call Number:
- Osborn fd74
- Image Count:
- 105
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Autograph narrative, extensively illustrated by Mrs. Kenah, of two journeys in Europe taken by the Kenah couple with friends in 1821-24 and in 1827-29. On the first tour, accompanied by Walter Burrell, MP for Sussex, and "Mrs. Crutchley of Sunning Hill Park....and a Blenheim spaniel," the Kenahs traveled through France, Switzerland, Italy, and Bavaria; they were present in Naples for the 1822 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and spent time in Rome and Lucca as well. In the later tour, they visited the Low Countries, Germany, and Trieste. The text is clearly drawn from diaries kept by Mrs. Kenah during the tours, and contains her often humorous responses, as an "Inexperienced Traveller," to tourist sights, local customs and manners, "foreign" food, and travel difficulties, Mrs. Kenah describes herself as "a woman in quest of the Picturesque," and over 80 of her watercolors and pen and ink sketches are mounted in her travel album. Subjects include "Eruption of Vesuvius, October 22, 1822 as it appeared at midday;" several portraits of Lucchese, Swiss and German figures in local costume; a portrait of Tommaso Sgricci, the famous improvvisatore; a memorial Mass in Caudenberg; the "table d'hote" at the Baths of Ems; the Salon at the Palazzo Ricasoli in 1824; and a variety of "picturesque" landscapes, including a view of the Bay of Naples, of a canal in Venice, and of several castles and mountain scenes in Germany. Also included are several printed views of German scenes which have been hand-colored, and In addition, there are watercolors of English subjects at the end of the volume: cottage scenes, rural landscapes, "view of Box Hill," "Grimsthorpe, 1826," and "Dunkeld from Dr. Fisher's garden. Sept. 9 1826."
- Description:
- Spine title reads: "Journal. Vol. I.", Annotated on front endpaper: "Mary Leigh Best, 1878.", and Binding: Contemporary calf, red gilt morocco spine label, gilt decoration.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Lucca (Italy), Naples (Italy), and Vesuvius (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Burrell, Walter, 1777-1831., Kenah, Thomas, Lt. Col., and Sgricci, Tommaso, 1789-1836.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ethnic costume, Grand tours (Education), Landscape drawing, Travelers' writings, English, Views, Women authors, Women travelers, Description and travel, Social life and customs, and Eruption, 1822
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Memoranda, from a journal of tours made upon the Continent at various periods beginning in 1821, with illustrations sketched upon the spot, 1821-1836
5. Sketchbook of a cruise on the Foudroyant, 1800-1806
- Creator:
- Knight, Ellis Cornelia, 1757-1837
- Call Number:
- Osborn d485
- Image Count:
- 50
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mediterranean Coast (Italy) and Sicily
- Subject (Name):
- Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815., Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803., Knight, Ellis Cornelia, 1757-1837., Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805., and Foudroyant (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Naval operations, British, Travelers' writings, English, Women travelers, Malta, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sketchbook of a cruise on the Foudroyant, 1800-1806
6. [Diary], 1828 Oct-1829 Feb
- Call Number:
- Osborn d415
- Image Count:
- 80
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript journal, by a woman, of travel with her husband George from Venice to Rome in the autumn and winter of 1828-29. Topics include sightseeing, excursions to Roman ruins and the Borghese Gardens; social events, including meetings with Sir Humphry Davy, Chateaubriand, and the Neapolitan ambassador; and visits to the opera, the theater, and Mrs. Glasgow's "tableaux." and The author is particularly interested in art and describes visits to several studios, including those of Vincenzo Camuccini, Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Bertel Thorwaldsen, John Gibson, and Richard James Wyatt. She offers critiques of the works she was shown, noting that she did not consider Thorwaldsen's statues for the monument of Pius VII "well-executed" and that she disliked Gibson's "method of staining the marble as Canova used to do with iron rust....we thought it no improvement." She mentions purchases of several prints from Cipriani as well as shopping expeditions for marbles and mosaic pieces
- Description:
- First few pages cut out., Annotation on front pastedown: "Munich. Octr. 15th, 1828.", and Binding: original marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Italy., Italy, and Rome (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Camuccini, Vincenzo, 1771-1844., Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848., Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1766-1839., Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829., Gibson, John, 1790-1866., Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1770-1844., and Wyatt, Richard James, 1795-1850.
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Women travelers, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Diary], 1828 Oct-1829 Feb
7. [Journal letters of a continental tour], 1815-1816
- Creator:
- Denison, Harriet
- Call Number:
- Osborn d358
- Container / Volume:
- 1
- Image Count:
- 91
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript copies of letters from Denison to her friend "Mary" in Bath, describing the last stages of an extended Continental tour. The first volume begins with the author's description of her family's three month tour of Switzerland, including their encounter with Lady Bute and a visit to the "English Gardens" at Arlesheim. It continues with letters detailing the journey to Naples, via Milan, Florence and Rome. The second volume concerns the Dennison's three months in Naples and their return to England via Mont Cenis and Paris and Throughout her letters, Denison includes information on galleries, churches, and works of art she has viewed. She also discusses the events of daily life; servants; the manners and conversation of other travelers and new acquaintances; social gatherings, balls, and conversazioni; and such matters as the reported outbreak of plague at Noja, a destructive fire at the San Carlo Opera, and the Duke of Wellington's ball at Versailles
- Description:
- Binding: half morocco with marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Italy, Naples (Italy), and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Denison, Harriet.
- Subject (Topic):
- Grand tours (Education), Women travelers, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social conditions, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Journal letters of a continental tour], 1815-1816
8. [Journal letters of a continental tour], 1815-1816
- Creator:
- Denison, Harriet
- Call Number:
- Osborn d358
- Container / Volume:
- 2
- Image Count:
- 77
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript copies of letters from Denison to her friend "Mary" in Bath, describing the last stages of an extended Continental tour. The first volume begins with the author's description of her family's three month tour of Switzerland, including their encounter with Lady Bute and a visit to the "English Gardens" at Arlesheim. It continues with letters detailing the journey to Naples, via Milan, Florence and Rome. The second volume concerns the Dennison's three months in Naples and their return to England via Mont Cenis and Paris and Throughout her letters, Denison includes information on galleries, churches, and works of art she has viewed. She also discusses the events of daily life; servants; the manners and conversation of other travelers and new acquaintances; social gatherings, balls, and conversazioni; and such matters as the reported outbreak of plague at Noja, a destructive fire at the San Carlo Opera, and the Duke of Wellington's ball at Versailles
- Description:
- Binding: half morocco with marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Italy, Naples (Italy), and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Denison, Harriet.
- Subject (Topic):
- Grand tours (Education), Women travelers, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social conditions, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Journal letters of a continental tour], 1815-1816
9. [Journal]
- Published / Created:
- 1807 Jun-Aug
- Call Number:
- Osborn d433
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- Holograph of a tour through Derbyshire, the Lake District, and nearby cities such as Liverpool, Shrewsbury and Worcester by an unidentified young woman in the company of ""Mr.Pinchback and dear Eliza."" Written in a highly literary style, the journal descri
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Description and travel., Lake District (England) --Description and travel., and Peak District (England) --Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Women travelers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Journal]
