| Ref No | LDGSL/839/4 |
| Title | Murchison fieldbooks & diaries: Italy |
| Date | Feb-Mar 1817 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 vol, 92pp |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Genoa to Rome, 27 February 1817 to 21 March 1817:
Italian grammar exercises (pp3-11); 27 February: Genoa (p12), Lucca (p19): 17 march: Siena (p25); 18 March: La Scala dell’Ursa (p35); 19 March: Bolsena (p38); 20 March: Ronciglione (p42); Italian language notes (pp44-45); notes on the siege of Genoa, 1747 (pp47, 61); quotations from Petrarch (pp61-62); Tour continued to Rome (pp63-65); [pp66-81 blank]; pp82-92 Italian language notes. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English and Italian |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | MURCHISON | Sir | Roderick Impey | 1792-1871 | Baronet | geologist and geographer |