Voyages and Travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 202 Collections and/or Records:
Note entitled 'Wolves', c1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/108
Scope and Contents
Note entitled 'Wolves' stating that there was a hospital in Flixton, Folkton, Yorkshire [Sasainn/England] 'to preserve travellers from being devoured by the wolves and other wild beasts of the district.' This was said to be in the time of Athelstane and Carmichael adds a reminder to 'See Leprosey (sic)'. Text has been scored through in pencil.
Dates:
c1892
Notebook No.185, 19 October 1853-20 December 1853
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/185
Scope and Contents
This black notebook starts in London, with a growing focus on Lyell's study and reading in preparation for the voyage to the Canaries, including listing companies and people he needs to find whilst on the islands - pg. 25 Messers Gordon Duff & Co and Messers Bruce, Hamilton & Co., and pg. 50 'the Azevedo Portuguese Engineer is intelligent man at Funchal". Pg. 33-35, 47, 61 and 69 list the sources, books and items he is taking with him on the voyage. Whilst still in England, he is...
Dates:
19 October 1853-20 December 1853
Notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1856-1880
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW109
Scope and Contents
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael made up of three excise notebooks marked 'Journal', 'Account Current' and 'Bills Receivable'/'Bills Payable' and a single folio. The first book is marked on the front with 'Carbost June 13 1861 Alexander Carmichael' [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye].The second book is inscribed with the same text on the front cover and the inside front covers reads 'Alasdair A Mac 'Illemhicheil Cillendraisd, Liosmor' [Cill Anndrais/Killandrist, Lios...
Dates:
1856-1880
Notes on a trip to London, c 1864
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW439
Scope and Contents
Alexander Carmichael's account of a visit to London.
Dates:
c 1864
Notes on place-names and archaeology made on a journey between Caolas Stiatair House and Tarbert market, 7 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/1
Scope and Contents
Notes on place-names and archaeology made on a journey between Caolas Stiatair House and Tarbert market [An Tairbeart, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] with Rev. Don[ald] Macintosh [MacKintosh], S[outh] Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Mr Archie MacRae, Huisinnish [Huisinis]. The notes are quite abbreviated but include a mention of trap dykes at Loch chistevad [Loch Cisteabhat] in the middle of which was a castle, which someone tried to drain to get to the castle but failed; and a note that nearby at...
Dates:
7 July 1870
Observations made on a boat journey between Tarbert and Isle of Taransay, 7 August 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/3
Scope and Contents
Observations made on a boat journey in Loch Tarbert/Loch an Tairbeairt, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, describing the scenery around the loch including 'fine high mountains', the island of Iosaigh, whch is 'like Iosai at Dun an Tarcul is a high hill on the point of Loscintir' [possibly Aoineag Tarcall], that 'Boisdale on s[outh] side [of] L[och] Tarbert [is] a coire deep & pretty' [Bìtheasdail], noting 'Yo'aveag & Yo'a'vor' on each side of the corrie [Geodha Bheag and Geodha Mhòr] and...
Dates:
7 August 1870
Papers of James Anderson (1771-1817), 1794-1820
Sub-Fonds — CLX-A-348
Identifier: coll-1835/6
Scope and Contents
This subfonds includes:
Letters from James to his father and his brother relating his experience on board ship when he went to sea as a surgeon's mate in the service of the East India Company in their ship Dutton, bound for Madras, 1794-1795
Receipts, rates and taxes, 1798-1805
Note by James Anderson entitled 'Receipt for the Dropsy' (recipe for a drug), and receipt for...
Dates:
1794-1820
Papers of James Anderson (1806-1833), 1822-1829
Sub-Fonds — CLX-A-349
Identifier: coll-1835/12
Scope and Contents
This subfonds consists of c. 15 letters, mainly between James and his parents regarding his professional life and his travels. Also include a letter from his sister Euphemia, and from Mr Lothian, who briefly employed him, to his father Robert Anderson.
Dates:
1822-1829
Papers of Margaret Christie (née Campbell)
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2113
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of papers and photographs of Margaret Christie née Campbell, covering the period from her service in the WAAF to the 1970s, possibly to the 1990s. There also is a brooch of the Dunfermline College of Hygiene and Physical Education.
Photograph album covering Margaret's adult life, from her war service in the WAAF, her service in the Middle East (including in Luxor, Egypt), her wedding...
Dates:
1917-c 1990s
Papers of the Harman family
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1906
Scope and Contents
Sketchbooks, photographs and papers relating to the Harman family and their travel around Europe, including Ireland and Italy.
Dates:
1890s-1935