Travel journal of a three-month tour in Prussia, 1828 June 28-September 20.

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Travel journal of a three-month tour in Prussia, 1828 June 28-September 20.

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The author and his two companions travel from London to Rotterdam and thence via the Rhine through Germany stopping at Neymeguen [Nijmegen, Netherlands], Cologne, Bohn [Bonn], Gottesberg [Bad Godesberg], Rolandswerth, several weeks at Nonnenwerth (or island of Nims), Coblenz [Koblenz], Ems [Bad Ems], Mayence [Mainz], Frankfort [Frankfurt am Main], Heidelberg, and Baden-Baden. He describes Cologne ("appears dirty and desolate"), ascending Drachenfels mountain, the University of Bonn, hunting and fishing, and details the differences in stagecoach horse harnessing configurations. Several times he expresses anti-Catholic sentiment. He notes, "It is astonishing how universally English is read and spoken. It quite puts my ignorance of German to shame." Inside the back cover is a list of inns he stayed in in each city.

1 v. (66 p.) : half calf ; 17 cm.

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Irby, Charles Leonard, 1789-1845

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The supposed author may be Charles Leonard Irby, a British naval captain and traveler, and brother-in-law to James Mangles (1786-1867). The journal's unnamed author's companions are referred to as Mangles and Eyre. From the description of Travel journal of a three-month tour in Prussia, 1828 June 28-September 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 44524287 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person...