Milan (Italy)
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Travel Journal, 5 June 1818 - 2 Sept 1818
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Identifier: Coll-203/A2/1
Scope and Contents
Journal of a tour made by Sir Charles Lyell in 1818 with his father, mother and his two older sisters. Pages are unnumbered, but there are dates throughout and the route is given at the top of every page. Lyell writes in a journal style, describing his excursions to geological sites, visits with his father - to visit botanists and a charity school - other people joining their trip (their encounter with a lady at Freiburg noted as 'one of the singular events of our tour'), and witnesses Lord...
Dates:
5 June 1818 - 2 Sept 1818