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Title
[Journal], 1835.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
AMDigital Reference: Osborn D 410
Inscribed To Mrs. Collins, Bramford (his mother) with a letter dated 25th December 1835. Inside front pastedown has illuminated coat of arms with the motto Dum spiro spero. Binding: crimson half-morocco with marbled boards.
Original version: 1 volume (122 pages, with blanks) ; 25 cm.
Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Yale University
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Summary
Manuscript journal of a London wine merchant's travels in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Low Countries during the summer and fall of 1835, accompanied as far as Switzerland by a boy, Alfonzo Pipon. The diary documents travel and hotel conditions; social events and contacts with British residents in various cities; business plans and trade fairs; and encounters with members of the British and Continental aristocracy. Although they witnessed part of the Grand Review by Louis Philippe on July 28, 1835, Collins and Pipon only heard reports of Fieschi's assassination attempt shortly after. The entries for the following week include descriptions of the mood of Paris, the lying in state of the assassination victims, and a brief interview between a deputation of British residents and the King, who spoke in English expressing great affection for the English Nation.
Variant and related titles
Grand tour.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2023
Series
The Grand Tour
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
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