Travel journals of John Parkinson in Switzerland, the West of England, the Netherlands, and on a 'Northern Tour', through Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Russia, Austria and Germany.
Travel Journals of John Parkinson
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. d. 2255-62, d. 2296-7, e. 2422-4
- Dates of Creation
- 1780-94
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 13 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Parkinson (1754-1840) was a traveller.
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 and given, partly by the Friends of the Bodleian in 1990, and partly by the Canadian Friends of the Bodleian in 1991.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Custodial History
The journals were owned by Mrs Robinson
Bibliography
Parts of the Russian journals were printed in John Parkinson, A Tour of Russia, Siberia and the Crimea 1792-1794, ed. William Collier (London, 1971).