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A scientific, antiquarian and picturesque tour : John (Fiott) Lee in Ireland, England and Wales, 1806-1807 / edited by Angela Byrne.
Van Pelt Library G161 .H2 ser.3:no.34
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, John, 1783-1866, author.
- Series:
- Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 34.
- Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; Third series, no. 34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lee, John, 1783-1866--Diaries.
- Lee, John.
- Lee, John, 1783-1866--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- Lee, John, 1783-1866--Travel--Ireland.
- Lee, John, 1783-1866--Travel--Great Britain.
- Lee, John, 1783-1866.
- Travelers--Great Britain.
- Travelers.
- Travel in literature.
- Travel.
- Ireland--Description and travel.
- Ireland.
- Great Britain--Description and travel.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- Sketchbooks.
- Notebooks.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- John (Fiott) Lee in Ireland, England and Wales, 1806-1807
- Place of Publication:
- London : Published by Routledge for The Hakluyt Society, 2018.
- Summary:
- "A Scientific, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Tour: John Lee In England, Wales and Ireland, 1806-7, is a critical edition of the travel diaries and sketchbooks of Dr John Lee FRS (née Fiott, 1783-1866), published for the first time. Shortly after graduating from Cambridge University, Lee set out on a seven-month walking tour through England, Wales, and Ireland on 31 July 1806. His itinerary included most of the key sites on the 'home tour', such as Llangollen, the Lakes of Killarney, and the Wicklow Mountains, but also less- visited sites such as the Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry. Best known later in life as an astronomer, antiquary, Liberal campaigner for women's suffrage, and generous philanthropist, Lee's lifelong interest in mineralogy, antiquities, industry, and popular culture, and his concern for the poor, are evident throughout these early diaries. Most of the content relates to Ireland, where Lee arrived on 29 August 1806 and remained until 6 March 1807. His observations paint a picture of Irish social, cultural, and political life in the aftermath of the 1798 and 1803 rebellions, and the 1801 Act of Union"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Brief biography of John Lee, née Fiott (1783-1866)
- Lee's walking tour of England, Wales and Ireland
- Landscapes of the home tour
- The tour in Ireland
- Lee as a scientific traveller
- Textual introduction
- Tour from London to Holywell in Wales
- Tour from Holywell to Dublin and Fermoy
- Mallow to Bantry
- Bantry to Castlemain
- Killarney to Dublin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138492004
- 1138492000
- OCLC:
- 1054269537
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