Journal of a voyage from Paris to Saint Petersburg and Moscow : manuscript.

Berlin ; Moscow ; Saint Petersburg ; Vienna ; other places, 1817 August 4-1818 March 14.

1 volume

French

Purchased from Justin Croft Antiquarian Books on the Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski Fund, 2016.

This material is open for research.

Manuscript journal, signed "L. P. J.", documenting a voyage from Paris to Saint Petersburg and Moscow, from August 4, 1817-March 14, 1818. The author records travels through Austria, France, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Prussia, and Russia, giving brief descriptions of road conditions and towns passed through on the journey. Greater detail is given by the author in descriptions of Berlin, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vienna, including information about buildings, commerce and industry, local politics, and schools.

May 12, 2021

Journal of a Voyage from Paris to Saint Petersburg and Moscow. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Journal of a Voyage from Paris to Saint Petersburg and Moscow. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Diaries - France - 19th century.