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Manuscript journal of a tour of the Alps by Byron

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Manuscript journal of a tour of the Alps by Byron
DescriptionA copy in Byron’s handwriting of the journal he kept during a tour of the Swiss Alps in 1816 which he sent to his half-sister Augusta Leigh (1783-1851).
ShelfmarkMS.43350
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Manuscripts
Written and printed matter > Travel literature
Dates / events: 1816 [Date created]
Places: Europe > Alps (mountain system) [Place in text]
Europe > Switzerland (nation) [Place in text]
Subject / content: Travel
Journals (accounts)
Person / organisation: Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet), 1788–1824 [Author]
Leigh, Augusta Mary (half sister of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, née Byron), 1783-1851 [Recipient]

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