- Call Number:
- Osborn d324
- Image Count:
- 97
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary of a grand tour through France, the Alps, and Italy taken in 1818-1819. In addition to description of sights seen and social events attended, the volume also contains a variety of pasted-in souvenir ephemera such as theater tickets and invitations
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, France, and Italy
- Subject (Topic):
- Grand tours (Education) and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary. 1818-1819
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- Creator:
- Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874
- Call Number:
- Osborn d424
- Image Count:
- 267
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary tracing 6 months of Cornwall's extended foreign tour in the company of Henry Venn Elliott, his tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge. This volume covers his journey from Pisa through various Italian cities and his subsequent travels to Bari, Corfu and Albania. Cornwall's entries for Pisa, Florence, Rome and Naples are largely detailed description of the artworks, buildings, antiquities and museums he visited daily. He devotes over 30 pages to the Pitti Palace, for example, and lists the books and manuscripts he was able to view at the Riccardi Palace. In Rome, Cornwall also toured the Vatican Library, taking particular note of Henry VIII's letters to Anne Boleyn; attended Roman Catholic services, the profession of a nun, and Carnival; and took a series of guided walks through the city. His visit to Naples included extended tours of Pompei and Herculaneum and of the Naples museum of antiquities, where he observed archaeologists' efforts to unroll and preserve scrolls found at Herculaneum and In Corfu, Cornwall and Elliott met with Sir Thomas Maitland, British governor of the Ionian Islands, and obtained letters of introduction to Ali Pasha and advice on travel in Albania. Cornwall describes the great palace of Ali Pasha at Janina; records two lengthy interviews with Ali Pasha and details his dress and manner; comments on introductions to young men "who belonged to Ali's harem of boys;" and notes his disappointment at failing to see the seraglio. The volume ends as Cornwall's party sets out from Arta
- Description:
- Alphabetical index of placenames at back of volume., Volumes 1 and 3 not present., Inscribed on verso of front flyleaf: "Alan Cornwall. From his aff. friend H. V. Elliott. Pisa, Nov 15th, 1817.", and Binding: contemporary leather.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Albania, Florence (Italy), Iōannina (Greece), Naples (Italy), Pisa (Italy), and Rome (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Ali Pașa, Tepedelenli, 1744?-1822., Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874., Elliott, Henry Venn, 1792-1865., Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824., Biblioteca apostolica vaticana., Catholic Church, Palazzo Medici Riccardi., and Palazzo Pitti.
- Subject (Topic):
- Influence, Customs and practices, Grand tours (Education), Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Antiquities, and Festivals, etc
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal : from Pisa on Monday Nov 17th 1817 to Arta on Sunday May 10th 1818. continued, Vol. II, 1817-1818
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- Creator:
- Hincks, John, 1788-1842
- Call Number:
- Osborn d408
- Container / Volume:
- 1
- Image Count:
- 98
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph journal in two versions (original and fair copy) of a tour from London to Naples and return via Switzerland, Germany and the Low Countries made by the Hincks brothers between March 29th and December 8th, 1823, The brothers spent extended periods in Naples, Rome, Florence and Vienna; the journal records their sightseeing, their opinions of works of art and architecture, and the daily events of travel. Supplied with an introduction to William Richard Hamilton, the English ambassador and antiquary, they remained in Naples for three weeks, attending concerts, balls, and conversazioni, exploring the local antiquities, and climbing Vesuvius, Following their departure from Naples they spent a month in Rome, visiting museums, galleries, and the studios of Canova and Thorvaldsen; returned to Florence, where they met William Etty copying a Titian at the Uffizi; marveled at the new Simplon Road into Switzerland; and returned to England via Vienna and the Low Countries, Original annotated on front pastedown with title and note: "note upon the above (made on the day below written) Given to me by me (sic) dearest brother John Hincks, now no more.' T. C. Hincks, August 12, 1844.", Fair copy contains tipped-in portrait engraving of Francis Joseph Charles, Duc de Reichstadt, and laid-in advertising card for the hotel of Pooters and Decoster, Amsterdam, and With: 5 autograph letters, signed, to John Hincks from Thomas Hincks; 2 autograph letters, signed, to John Hincks from John Finkett-Maddock; autograph letters, signed, to Hincks from Rector R. Massin; notes, printed ephemera related to later members of the Hincks family; and a manuscript copy of "the Order of Sessions Made the 11th day of Jan.y 1827."
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe., Alps, France, Ital, Naples (Italy), Rome (Italy), and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822., Etty, William, 1787-1849., Hamilton, William, 1777-1859., Hincks, John, 1788-1842., Hincks, Thomas Cowper, 1788-1865., and Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1777-1844.
- Subject (Topic):
- Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Tourists, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal of a tour on the continent of Europe made in 1823 by Thomas Cowper Hincks and John Hincks and written by John Hincks, 1823
- 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
- Creator:
- Watkins, Thomas, 1761-1829
- Call Number:
- Osborn c569
- Image Count:
- 177
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript text of twelve letters from Watkins to his father, Pennoyre Watkins, describing his travels in the Low Countries, France, Spain and Switzerland in 1787. The manuscript contains corrections, addenda and several notes for a printer, and is apparently the text of "his Travels in France and Spain....suppressed" in the 1792 publication of Travels through Swisserland, Italy, Sicily..... Versions of Letters 11 and 12 in this manuscript appeared as Letters I and II in the first edition of Travels and Watkins' letters give a full account of places, sights and people encountered on his travels with his friend, George Pocock, and include his horror at the sight of galley slaves in Bordeaux; his dislike of Spanish theater and his "shudder" in the offices of the Inquisition in Barcelona; his admiration of Mont Blanc and Chamonix; and his conclusion that Rousseau's description of the Vallais was "a deception passed upon travellers."
- Description:
- Title from front cover (repeated on first page as "title page")., Spine title: "Travels.", Signed on back cover: "Hughes. Brecon 1861.", and Binding: contemporary vellum.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alps, France, Spain, and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Pocock, George., Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778, and Watkins, Pennoyre.
- Subject (Topic):
- Influence, Grand tours (Education), Travelers' writings, English, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Travels in a series of letters from a gentleman to his father, in the years 1787, 88, & 89, [ca. 1791-1792].
- 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
- 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