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John Lowell Gardner travel diaries : Diaries, Journals and Logbooks 1823.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gardner, John Lowell, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2826
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Leisure.
- England.
- Italy.
- Switzerland.
- France.
- Netherlands.
- Scotland.
- Ireland.
- Logbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Diaries kept by John Lowell Gardner, 15 May-7 October 1823 (with gaps), on a trip to Europe after graduating from Harvard in 1821 and before starting his career as a Boston merchant. Diary entries include detailed descriptions of the ocean voyage to England on the ship AMETHYST; sights seen and museums and churches visited in England, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Italy; experiences during coach and steamboat travels; social engagements; time spent with friends; social and cultural observations; and the weather.
- Notes:
- Massachusetts Historical Society: Gardner Family Papers Ii (Ms N-1274).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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