Scope and Contents From 1955 until the end of his life in 1989, Lord Taylour's love of photography inspired him to build a 35mm transparency collection of everything he did and saw in all his travels across Europe. From an image of a dancing bear on the road to Prizren in 1962, to a scenic evening view of the Otranto coastline and ceramic pottery sherds excavated in Scalo di Fondo, Italy, in 1950, to his dogs Memo and Nestor playing tug of war, this is a many and varied collection, but most of all the...

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Inside front cover: sketch map of a part of Lyons. Inside back cover: notes in English and French of names and addresses.

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Written on blank spaces of a printed almanac. Attached at beginning is a journal by Romilly of a tour in Holland and Belgium, Sep. 1818.

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Seven soft-bound pocket notebooks in Bateson's hand that he used for documenting his tour of 'the Steppe'. Some have original numbers on the covers which are given in the following descriptions. Entries are mostly in pencil, with occasional use of ink. The content is often exceptionally detailed, with general observations, accounts of incidents, and notes on flora and fauna (sometimes with sketches). A large proportion of the entries are dated.

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Letters from James Dixon to his father John sent whilst he was travelling, mostly on the Continent. The letters have been guarded and bound. All are originals, and are addressed to John Dixon at 50 Fenchurch Street, London, except for /36 which is addressed to 6 Mecklenburgh Square. They give a detailed account of James Dixon's foreign travels, particularly of his sojourns in Vienna and Paris