Journal of a Tour to Russia

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Add.8720
  • Dates of Creation
      1775-1776
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 volume(s) 1 volume

Scope and Content

Travel journal in the form of letters to 'J.H.' - John Henniker(-Major), who succeeded his father as 2nd Lord Henniker in 1803, 375 pages. The journal describes, in a series of letters, 'A Northern Tour in the Years 1775 and 1776 through Copenhagen and Petersburgh to the River Swir joining the Lakes of Onega and Ladoga'. It includes sketches of scenery, architecture and modes of transport. In the inside cover is the bookplate of Lord Henniker (1804) and a cutting from an unnamed sale catalogue, in which the journal, no. 266, was offered for £4.10s.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1989

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