| RefNo | HSF/6/3 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Journal of travel to Geneva, and elsewhere, by Isabella Herschel; with travels in France by Margaret Brodie Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel; Isabella (1831-1893); British |
| Herschel; Margaret Brodie [née Stewart] (1810-1884); British botanical artist |
| Date | 1842-1850 |
| Description | Travel diary, commencing with a list towns and landmarks [pp.1-10], and verses on the Rhine [p.11]; then the journal proper [pp.12--75], commencing with the first entry on 20 May 1842 'Yesterday morning we left Bromley...'.
There follows a second journal [pp.76-114]: 'June 1845 from Collingwood to Slough, Haileybury, & Ely & back to Collingwood'. With a final journal of travels in France [pp.115-154], by Margaret Brodie Herschel, commencing at Collingwood on 26 August 1850, and culminating at Gèdre on 18 September [continued in HSF/6/2].. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 154p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. Half bound in red leather, marbled paper boards. Paper label to front board, inscribed 'Isabella Herschel's Journal of a journey & life at Geneva...' |
| Dimensions | 202x170mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |