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
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Notebook or diary containing pen-and-ink sketches and autograph manuscript captions and text documenting the activities and interests of a young, New Haven, Connecticut-area woman over a five month period from September 1893 into January 1894. Sketches and captions depict and refer to objects, friends, school, and social activities. Activities include meetings with others, meals, church, drawing, dancing, shopping for gifts, the gym, the circus, Yale University events, and specific games, such as charades, chess, cards, parchisi, hide-and-seek, and paper dolls. Includes loose material and material pasted in: one autograph letter, signed, addressed to Hastings at a New Haven address, additional sketches, one clipping, printed ephemera, and manuscript notes.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., From cover: The Keystone Note Book., Katharine P. Hastings (circa late 1870s-) of 248 Bradley St., New Haven, Connecticut., Purchased from James Arsenault & Company on the Jockey Hollow Fund, 2015., and Title from title page.
Subject (Geographic):
New Haven (Conn.)
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Katharine P. and Yale University
Subject (Topic):
Board games, Games--United States, Paper dolls, Women--United States--Social life and customs--19th century, and Young women--United States
2 folders completely digitized. and Includes correspondence, writings, and materials related to the "Eileen Myles for President '92" campaign.
Subject (Topic):
Poets, American--20th century--Archives, Poets, American--21st century--Archives, Poets--United States--20th Century, and Poets--United States--21st Century