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
James Blood’s pocket diary (84 p.) contains brief entries for his 1850 wagon trip across the plains to Sacramento. He describes the trail, landscape, and his companions. In the back of the volume are what appear to be the scribblings of a child.
Subject (Geographic):
California --Gold discoveries and West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 7
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
The document consists of a copy of the indictment of Surry. and The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808.
Description:
In English. and Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2007.
Subject (Geographic):
Lincoln County (Ky.)
Subject (Name):
Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828 and Pettus, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Kentucky--Lincoln County, Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County., Trials (Murder)--Kentucky--Lincoln County., and Witnesses--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
13
Abstract:
Collection of letters to the Hutchinsons from Joan Junyer.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet., and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Subject (Name):
Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979, Hutchinson, Dorothy, Hutchinson, Ward, Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960, Reeves, James, and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century
Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
The document consists of juror's notes at the trial of Surry. and The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808.
Description:
In English. and Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2007.
Subject (Geographic):
Lincoln County (Ky.)
Subject (Name):
Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828 and Pettus, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Kentucky--Lincoln County, Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County., Trials (Murder)--Kentucky--Lincoln County., and Witnesses--Kentucky--Lincoln County.