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- Record Id:
- 040-001997500
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001997496
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000448.0x0002dc
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DESCRIPTION OF EUROPE. Vol. III.
ff. 227. 225 x 166mm.
1. ff. 1-74, 126v-210v. 'Voyage de Rome à naples [sic]. le 6 mai 1793'; [May-Sept. 1793, 1795, June 1796]. Includes music for a Tarentella (f. 55), two pen and ink drawings of Lady Hamilton's 'attitudes' (ff. 68, 69), three views of Vesuvius in 1793 and 1796 in ink and wash and guache (ff. 170, 171) by various Knights of Malta and a pen and ink profile of Vesuvius from Castellamare by Louis Ducros (f. 175 and cf. note on f. 178), with copies of the author's correspondence with General Acton, 1793-1795 and annotations of 1796-1813.
2. ff. 75-124. 'Voyage sur la cote orientale de Sicile en 1793', with an additional letter of 1799.
3. ff. 212-225v. 'Supplement' relating to Genoa.
Art. Illuminations and Drawings: Watercolours and drawings, etc., of Vesuvius, Venice, etc.,: 1794, 1796.
Architecture: Views and plans, etc., of buildings in Rome, Venice, Verona, Amsterdam and London: circa 1770-1800: Engr.
includes:
- f. 55 Music: Words and music of tarantella: 179-.
- ff. 68-71 Emma Hamilton, wife of Sir W Hamilton: Account and drawings of `Attitudes' of Emma Hamilton: 1793: Fr.
- f. 77 Island of Sicily: Map of Sicily by P. Zancon: 1794: Engr.
- ff. 77, 222 Maps and Plans: Pietro Zancon, Venetian engraver: Miniature plans of towns, etc., in Italy by Pietro Zancon: 1794: Engr.
- f. 78 Island of Malta: Ships and Shipping: Art. Illuminations and Drawings: Ink and wash drawing of Maltese speronara: circa 1797.
- f. 175 Louis Ducros, Swiss artist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings: Drawing of Vesuvius from Castellamare by Louis Ducros: circa 1796.
- f. 222 Republic of Genoa: Plan by P. Zancon of Genoa: 1794: Engr.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001997496
036-001997498
040-001997500 - Is part of:
- Add MS 64099-64104 : DESCRIPTION OF EUROPE
Add MS 64100-64103 : DESCRIPTION OF EUROPE. VolS. II-V. 'Voyage en Italie'; 1792-1806. Autograph fair copies. The main text, written in Malta…
Add MS 64101 : DESCRIPTION OF EUROPE. Vol. III. ff. 227. 225 x 166mm. 1. ff. 1-74, 126v-210v. 'Voyage de Rome à naples [sic]. le 6 mai… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001997496[0002]/036-001997498[0002]/040-001997500
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 64099-64104
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1793
- End Date:
- 1813
- Date Range:
- 1793-1813
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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- Names:
- Ducros, Abrahan-Louis-Rodolphe, painter and engraver, 1748-1810
Hamilton, Emma, wife of Sir William Hamilton, social celebrity and artist's model, ?1765-1815
Zancon, Pietro, Venetian engraver - Places:
- Genoa, Italy
Malta, Europe
Sicily, Italy