| RefNo | HSF/6/2 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Journal of travel to Geneva, and elsewhere, by Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel; with travels in France by Margaret Brodie Herschel |
| Creator | Gordon; Caroline Emilia Mary Hamilton- [née Herschel] (1830-1909); British |
| Herschel; Margaret Brodie [née Stewart] (1810-1884); British botanical artist |
| Date | 1842-1850 |
| Description | Travel diary, commencing [p.2] with the inscription: 'Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel's Journal Book of her voyage from England to Geneva from the 15th of May to the [blank space] of November 1842'. There follows a list towns and cities [pp.3-9], and then the journal proper [pp.10-64], commencing with the first entry on 20 May 'On May the 18th we left Collingwood at 4 o'clock and went with Papa...'. With a botanical specimen of fern leaf.
There follows a second journal [pp.67-96]: 'From Collingwood to Ely & back', 13 June-8 July 1845; and a brief account [pp.97-100] of 'London to Norwich, 1848'. The final entry is the continuation of a travel journal in France [pp.101-143, text reversed in the volume], by Margaret Brodie Herschel, commencing at Bagnères-de-Bigorre and culminating at Avignon. Headed: 'continued from the other book. Isabella's Journal. This is M.B.H.'s writing 1850'. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 144p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. Half bound in tan leather, marbled paper boards. Various paper labels affixed to front board. |
| Dimensions | 202x170mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |