Chetham's Library MS A.2.30-31

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Diary of travel in Italy, Switzerland and Austria, late 18th century.

In two volumes. No name of author. English.

Volume One

Size of leaf: 16.5 x 11.5 cms.

Limp vellum cover. On front cover, in ink, the number 10.

Then a plain blue paper cover, with paper leaves (80), neither paginated nor foliated and written in manuscript, for the most part on both sides of the leaf.

Begins at f. 1^r July 1 1795. From Rome to Loretto. To f. 2 ^r

f. 9^r-22^r July 12 1795. Bologna. Good deal of detail about contents of picture galleries.

f. 22^v-24^v July 20 1795 From Bologna to Venice.

f. 25^r-46^r July 22 1795 Venice.

f. 46^v Padua. [Set out from Venice Wed. ev. Aug. 5, 1795].

f. 46^v-52^r Padua. 46^v Comparison of River Brenta with the Cam.
52^r Public Library, which contained works of Newton, Boyle, Milton and many other English authors.

f. 52^v-55^v Vicenza. Left Padua Sunday morning, 4 a.m., 9th August and arrived in Vicenza at 8 a.m. 20 miles.

f. 56^v Verona.

f. 59^v Mantua.

f. 62^v to Parma. 14th August. Friday. Morning.

f. 70^v Piacenza. Wed. evening, 19th Aug. 1795.

f. 75^r From Piacenza to Milan. Monday, 24 Aug. 1795.

f. 76^r-79^r Milan. Arrived in middle of day (25th Aug. 1795).

Inside back cover, a note of books.

Volume Two

19 x 10.5 cms. Vellum cover, without writing save for number 11 in ink. No pagination or foliation. Note of prices inside front board.

146 leaves.

f. 1^r-9^v From Milan to Genoa.

f. 10^r-18^r From Genoa to Turin. 31st Aug. 1795.

f. 18^v Blank.

f. 19^r-20^v From Turin to Milan. 7th Sept. 1795.

f. 21^r-24^r From Milan to Belenzona. 15th Sept. 1795.

f. 24^v-29^v From Bellinzona [sic] to Lucerne, 22nd Sept.

f. 30^r-32^v From Altorff [sic] to Lucerne, 22nd Sept. 

f. 33^r-41^v From Lucerne to the Glaciers.

f. 42^r-42^v Thun

f. 43^r-45^v Bern

f. 46^r-47^r From Bern to Morat

f. 47^v Avenche

f. 48^r Fribourg

f. 48^v-49^v From Freybourg to Vevay

f. 50^r-52^v Vevay

f. 53^r-55^r Lausanne

f. 55^v-56^r From Lausanne to Yverdun

f. 56^v Neuchatel

f. 57^r-59^r From Neuchatel to Soleure

f. 59^r-61^r Soleure

f. 61^v-67^r Basil

f. 67^v-68^v From Basil to Schaffhausen

f. 69^r-72^r Schaffhausen October 20, 1795

f. 72^v-73^v From Schaffhausen to Constance

f. 74^r-77^v From Constance to St. Gall. Oct. 22, 1795

f. 78^r-80^r From St. Gall to Appensell

f. 80^r-82^r From Appenzell to Utznach

f. 82^v-83^v From Lachen to Zug

f. 83^v-84^v Zug

f. 84^r-85^r Zug to Zurich

f. 85^v-89^v Zurich
f. 87^r-87^v Public Library
f. 88^v-89^r Visit to Mr. Lavater

f. 90^r From Zuric to Constance

f. 91^r-94^v Constance to Ulm

f. 94^r-94^v Ulm

f. 95^r-105^r From Ulm to Vienna

f. 105^v-142^r Vienna
f. 129^r The Public Library

f. 142^v-146^v Written from the other end. Comparisons between Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Inside back cover, a note about Swiss troops.

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