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- January-April 1846 (Creation)
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GB 0370 MS/1 January-April 1846 Item 1 item Not known
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Primarily comprises of botanical specimens in the form of pressed flowers and plants accompanied by manuscript descriptions giving the date and location at which the specimen was collected, with biblical, historical and personal context sometimes provided. References are made to 'quarantine quarters' in Malta, and going 'on shore with our guns' in Egypt, indicating that the author may have been working for the Royal Navy.
Locations visited by the author of the journal include:
Egypt (January-March 1846), including a scrap of papyrus found in the 'catacombs of Sioul', a parrot feather and fabric from 'a child mummy', Luxor (13 February), Cairo (28 February 1846); Palestine and Israel (March), including Rafah (18 March), Gaza (19 March), Jerusalem (23-28 March, 30-31 March 1846), Bethlehem (28 March 1846); Bethany (31 March 1846); Jordan (1 April 1846); Bethel (2 April 1846); Ephraim (2 April 1846); Schechem (2 April 1846); Sychar (3 April 1846); Samaria (4 April 1846); Nazareth (4-6 April 1846); Mount Fabor (7 April 1846); Cana of Galilee (7 April 1846); Mount Carmel (8 April 1846); Caipha (9 April 1846); St Jean de Acre (9 April 1846); Tyre (10 April 1846); Sidon (11 April 1846); Beyrout [Beirut] (16 April 1846); Malta (27 April 1846).
This item has been included in the Manuscripts fonds as it is a manuscript of unknown provenance.
Open. The Archives are available for access in the Archives Reading Room located on the 2nd Floor of the Mile End Library. The Archives Reading Room is open Mondays to Fridays 9am-4pm by appointment only. Contact the Archives for more information: Archives, Main Library QMUL, 328 Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, telephone: 020 7882 3873, email: archives@qmul.ac.uk. For more information about the Archives see the website: www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives.
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Bound volume of pages, with frequent blank pages between pages of text, with pressed plants and flowers taped to the pages throughout.
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August 2017 Literature North Africa Middle East Literary forms and genres Lebanon Egypt Botany Travel writing
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Primarily comprises of botanical specimens in the form of pressed flowers and plants accompanied by manuscript descriptions giving the date and location at which the specimen was collected, with biblical, historical and personal context sometimes provided. References are made to 'quarantine quarters' in Malta, and going 'on shore with our guns' in Egypt, indicating that the author may have been working for the Royal Navy.
Locations visited by the author of the journal include:
Egypt (January-March 1846), including a scrap of papyrus found in the 'catacombs of Sioul', a parrot feather and fabric from 'a child mummy', Luxor (13 February), Cairo (28 February 1846); Palestine and Israel (March), including Rafah (18 March), Gaza (19 March), Jerusalem (23-28 March, 30-31 March 1846), Bethlehem (28 March 1846); Bethany (31 March 1846); Jordan (1 April 1846); Bethel (2 April 1846); Ephraim (2 April 1846); Schechem (2 April 1846); Sychar (3 April 1846); Samaria (4 April 1846); Nazareth (4-6 April 1846); Mount Fabor (7 April 1846); Cana of Galilee (7 April 1846); Mount Carmel (8 April 1846); Caipha (9 April 1846); St Jean de Acre (9 April 1846); Tyre (10 April 1846); Sidon (11 April 1846); Beyrout [Beirut] (16 April 1846); Malta (27 April 1846).
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This item has been included in the Manuscripts fonds as it is a manuscript of unknown provenance.
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Open. The Archives are available for access in the Archives Reading Room located on the 2nd Floor of the Mile End Library. The Archives Reading Room is open Mondays to Fridays 9am-4pm by appointment only. Contact the Archives for more information: Archives, Main Library QMUL, 328 Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, telephone: 020 7882 3873, email: archives@qmul.ac.uk. For more information about the Archives see the website: www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives.
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Applications for copies for research or publication should be made to the Archivist: Main Library QMUL, 328 Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, telephone: 020 7882 7873, email: archives@qmul.ac.uk.
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- Latin
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