Anonymous diary of an early eighteenth-century Englishman's travels through France, Belgium, and Holland

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Trv 4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1700
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol. (112 ff.), manuscript. Probably written in a single early eighteenth-century hand. Loosely bound up into gatherings, without boards, and somewhat mutilated and worn.

Scope and Content

Contains an account of a tour of France, Belgium, and Holland from London, between Wednesday 1 May 1700 and Wednesday 25 September 1700, being incomplete at the end. The names of many public figures, including William Congreve, appear in the text of the narrative.

Administrative / Biographical History

The writer of this manuscript is unknown.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Sotheby's on 8 January 1988.

Note

In English.

Bibliography

See D.F. McKenzie, "William Congreve in Dutch (1695) and his travels abroad (1700)", The Library, 6th series, 21, pp.67-70.