Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

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Diary of a trip on the Nile River, 1874-1875.

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at the National Gallery - fine old pictures + wonderful [?]. One by [blank] is so much retouched that they talk of having it cleaned to come down to the originalty. He brought us a guide book to London a hundred years ago to look at. Among the coins he brought was one of silver of Queen Elizabeth made so old + ugly that she ordered them all destroyed, about a third of her has been cut off, but the head is left entire. This is the only one know to exist. The British Museum offered him ₤60 for it which he declined but has left it to the museum in his will. After he left us I bought this book +c [&c, etc.]. Miss Cary made us a very agreeable visit in the evening. She told us that it has been quite the fashion this summer to make excursions in the [environs?] in certain six horse coaches, which are often driven by the owners gentlemen, sometimes [peers?] of the [?]. They start from the White Horse cellar, close by.

Sept. 10 - Thursday. To Northumberland House, Trafalgar Square which is entirely dismantled, every thing moveable gone even to the mantels + the timbers, stone, [?] windows stair cases +c [&c, etc.] are being sold at Auction. The Ballroom, + Pompeian room must have been superb. The kitchen, offices, pantries, + the arrangements for

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