Journal of Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick, of tours in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, The Levant, Turkey and in Europe, with descriptions of yachting and sporting visits to Scotland.
Scope and Contents
The journal includes an eye-witness account of Napoleon III`s arrival in Paris in 1852. In 1853, Bannerman records visits to the Pyramids and Jerusalem and gives a detailed account of a Bull Fight in Cadiz in 1853. In 1861, Bannerman records visits to Constantinople, Athens and Malta.
The accounts of foreign tours are interspersed with descriptions of several yachting expeditions, mostly starting from Cowes, to Ireland and Scotland but also to Europe.
In 1854-1856, Bannerman records visits to Inverie of which he was tenant for shooting and fishing holidays. Bannerman was a friend of Edward Ellice of Invergarry and there are accounts of sporting expeditions together both at Inverie and Glenquoich in the 1850s and 1860s.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1867
Creator
- Bannerman, Sir Alexander, 9th Baronet of Elsick, 1823-1877 (First party, Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.05 Linear metres (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Bernhard Kauser, Voyager Press Rare Books, 4927 Edendale Court, West Vancouver, BC, V7W 3H7, Canada.11 March 2014
Physical Description
0.05 linear metres1 volume190.00 x 235.00 millimetres
Dimensions
190.00 x 235.00 millimetres
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Athens (inhabited place). Europe - Greece - Periféreia Protevoúsis. Longitude: 23.7333. Latitude: 38.0000.
- Egypt. Africa. Nation. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 27.0000.
- France. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 2.0000. Latitude: 46.0000.
- Greece. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 22.0000. Latitude: 39.0000.
- Italy. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 12.8333. Latitude: 42.8333.
- Lebanon. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 35.8333. Latitude: 33.8333.
- Levant. Asia - Levant. General region.
- Lisbon. Europe - Portugal - Lisboa, Distrito de. Inhabited place. Longitude: -9.1333. Latitude: 38.7333.
- Malta. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 14.4167. Latitude: 35.9167.
- Paris. Europe - France - Ile-de-France - Ville de Paris, Department de. Inhabited place. Longitude: 2.3333. Latitude: 48.8667.
- Portugal. Europe. Nation. Longitude: -8.0000. Latitude: 39.5000.
- Spain. Europe. Nation. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 40.0000.
- Syria. Asia - Syria. nation. Longitude: 38.0000. Latitude: 35.0000.
- Turkey. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 35.0000. Latitude: 39.0000.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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