Scope and Contents
The anonymous journal contains a description of a tour along the Rhine from Coblenz to Phillipsburg, c. 1743. There are notes on towns, government, trade, churches, spas, food and other matters. In addition to the journal, the volume contains farm accounts, details of payments to labourers and memoranda, 1782-1791; the place names indicate the location to be County Cork, Ireland.
Dates
- Creation: 1743-1791 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection (1 volume Notebook, leather spine, paper-covered wooden boards)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 1989
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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