First impressions; or, reminiscences of a tour from London to Geneva by Calais and return through the Jura Mountains and Paris, 1829.

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First impressions; or, reminiscences of a tour from London to Geneva by Calais and return through the Jura Mountains and Paris, 1829.

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Holograph manuscript journal of a seven-week tour through France, Germany and Switzerland taken by Stocker, Apothecary to Guy's Hospital, in the company of the Tupper family, including the 19 year old Martin Farquhar Tupper. He gives detailed descriptions of modes of travel, costume, meals, famous "sights", and social customs and manners. Stocker and the Tupper sons also hiked in the Swiss Alps and visited Chamonix, Chillon, and the "pierre des anglais." Stocker shows particular interest in places connected with Voltaire and Byron, describing Byron's graffiti at Chillon and Voltaire's bedroom at Ferney. The journal concludes with Stocker's return to and unfavorable impressions of Dover.

1 v. (ca. 250 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

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