Manuscript accounts of excursions by William Fry (1763-1849) from London to Canterbury and Margate (1826), Leicestershire and Staffordshire (1827), Loughborough and Liverpool (1828), and back to Leicestershire in 1829. The accounts are illustrated with contemporary printed engravings, many of which have been hand coloured. There are also printed bookplates of the arms of Fry inside the front cover and on the front end-paper.
Manuscript accounts of excursions by William Fry (1763-1849)
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- ReferenceGB 338 MS 149
- Former ReferenceGB 338 MSS/149
- Dates of Creation1826-1829
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description158x95mm 1 volume Leather binding
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'A handlist of the manuscript collection'. Compiled by Brian Burch and Jenny Clark. Leicester : Leicester University Library, 1998.
Archivist's Note
Former reference MS149.
Description prepared by Andrew Lacey.