Travel diaries and book catalogue of Frederick Sylvester North Douglas
Comprises:
- Item 1: Catalogue of books acquired by North, c.1805-1806, listed alphabetically and recording gifts from acquaintances, purchases and former owners of some books.
- Item 2: Diary of a visit to Naples in December 1815.
- Item 3: Diary of a visit to France and Belgium in July-September 1817 including Bruges, Brussels, Liege, Rocroi and Rheims. Predominantly in French.
Dates
- Creation: c.1805-1817
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 21817, item 1].
Shelfmark:
MS. 21817
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21817
Abstract
Travel diaries and book catalogue of Frederick Sylvester North Douglas.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Sylvester North Douglas (1791-1819) was the only son of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, and the Hon. Catherine Anne North, eldest daughter of Lord North, 2nd Earl of Guilford. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a first class in classics, and graduated BA and MA in 1813. He was MP for Banbury 1812-1819. He was the author of An Essay on certain Points of Resemblance between the Ancient and Modern Greeks (London, 1813).
For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and The House of Commons, 1790-1820 (History of Parliament Trust, 1986).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Limited in 2022 with the support of the Kenneth Rose Fund.
- Title
- Catalogue of Travel Diaries and Book Catalogue of Frederick Sylvester North Douglas
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
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