Journals of tours in England by John Byng, illustrated with prints, maps, and his own sketches.
Journals of John Byng
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. d. 215-17, d. 237, d. 516-19
- Dates of Creation
- 1781-92
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 8 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (1743-1813) was a diarist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The journals were bought by the Library, 1930, 1933 and 1960 .
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 45210-17.
Bibliography
The journals were published as The Torrington diaries, ed. C.B. Andrews (4 vols., London, 1934-8).