MS 488
Manuscript travels of the late Henry Chichester Esqre.
Europe, 1838-1843.
[4], 185 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Manuscript recounting the travels of Henry Chichester to Euope, based on letters home from his mother.
With a watercolour portrait of the Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey, a pencil sketch of Hawtrey from the shoulders, an ink sketch of Hawtrey on cardboard and seven other full page pencil/ink drawings in the text and a panoramic map of the Rhine tipped-in.
Ms. bookseller's price and code in pencil.
Contents: Part 1: Observations, impressions, and descriptions of a journey over the alpine mountains, and a tour through Switzerland, Italy, and the south of France, in the years 1838, 1839 -- Part II: Observations, impressions ... of a continental tour through Prussia, Germany and a portion of the Austrian Dominions, in the year 1841 -- Part III: Observations, impressions ... of a tour in Denmark, Norway & Sweden and through Lapland Finmark in the year 1843 -- Index.
[?]Early 20th century brown leather with blind tooled borders ; marbled edges ; red vellum marbled endpapers.
Detailed bookseller's description in item file.
Grand tours (Education) 19th century.
Germany Description and travel.
France Description and travel.
Italy Description and travel.
Switzerland Description and travel.
Austria Description and travel.
Denmark Description and travel.
Norway Description and travel.
Sweden Description and travel.
England.
B28896