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Travels in a series of letters from a gentleman to his father in the years 1787, 88, & 89
Title
Travels in a series of letters from a gentleman to his father in the years 1787, 88, & 89, c.1791-1792 / [Thomas Watkins.]
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
AMDigital Reference: Osborn C 569
Title from front cover (repeated on first page as title page). Spine title: Travels. Signed on back cover: Hughes. Brecon 1861. Binding: contemporary vellum. For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. Associated material: Thomas Watkins, Travel Diary (Osborn c 182.) Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Yale University
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Summary
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. 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.
Variant and related titles
Grand tour.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2023
Series
The Grand Tour
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