"The travels of the honorable Banister Maynard eldest sonn and heir to the rt. hon. William lord Maynard through the chief countreys of Europe, perform’d in the years 1661 and 1662", 18th century
A diary of every day’s journey from Sept. 7, 1660, the day of quitting Paris, to 12 Apr. 1663, the day of arrival at London, kept by Robert Moody, who dedicates it to his master Banister Maynard. The countries traversed are France, Savoy, Piedmont, Italy, Hungary, Bohemia, Germany, Holland and the Spanish Netherlands. The tutor was one Mr. Henchman. At Paris, when returning from the tour, in Apr. 1662, the party was joined by lord Maynard’s second son, William.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Extent
45 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 84
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 84.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 12902.
Custodial History
In catal. codd. P. Le Neve 433, et exinde emptus pretio 2s. 6d.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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