Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

Pages That Mention Johnston + Matheys?

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

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wonders of Greek art, also at some of the stones from Assyria + Egypt. Looked for some of the couriers.

Sept. 17 Thursday. Went out late + shopped - more books for Egypt. Magnesium [?] + colored spectacles also for Egypt bought of a jew - Solomon 22 Red Lion Sqr. He manufactures the lamps for burning the magnesium wire. We were sent here by Johnston + Matheys? 78 Hatton Garden who [?] to be lay manufactures of the magnesium wire, ribbon, powder +c + called them selves assayers - a busy place - the ribbon about to in. wide was 12/ an ounce + made a coil about 3 1/2 in. diameter. All the lamps except the smallest size burn five ribbons at once + all have clock work for [?] it out, + vary in price from 30/ to [6] ₤6.10. Red Lion Sq. is cheapest + best place, [Pillriugt?] + Baccarat are both in Hatton Garden.

Sept. 18 - Friday - Did not go out until nearly two. Bought still another Guide Book. Went into the rooms of the Arundel Society 24 Old Bond St. framed on the walls were many of their beautiful chromos from the works of Rafaelle [Raphael], Fra Bartholomeo [Fra Bartolomeo], Ghirlandajo [Ghirlandaio] +c. Saw photo graphs from the original fresco or oil paintings of the old masters as the case might. Their work is truly artistic.

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