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Total number of records: 163

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Books and printed items155
Archives8

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Brotherton Collection34
English Literature7
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society4
Quaker Collection3

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SubjectCount
voyages and travels163
missions9
diaries7
black people7
slavery6
natural history6
navigation4
scientific expeditions4
discoveries in geography4
voyages around the world4

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South America8
Middle East8
Great Britain6
California4
China4
India3
Australia3
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)3
Asia3
Palestine2

Top 10: People and organisations

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Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)18
Osborne, Thomas8
Osborne, Thomas (1767)8
Locke, John (1632-1704)8
Churchill, Awnsham (1728)8
Churchill, Awnsham8
Churchill, John8
Churchill, John (1695-)8
Locke, John6
Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1657-17626

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From 180093

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Up to 189996

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Diary of a journey round Australia and back to England

1876

Covers a sea voyage round Australia, a journey inland to New South Wales and Victoria, and a voyage back to England

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Journal of John Spencer-Stanhope: account of his travels in Spain and North Africa

Spencer-Stanhope, John (1787-1873)

1810-1811

Commences at both ends. Ff. 71v-78r are blank

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Diary for the year 1827, giving an account by Frederick Culling Smith of his journey to Portugal and his activities there on the staff of Sir Henry Bouverie's expedition, including notes on political events in Portugal and Britain

Smith, Frederick Culling

1827

Written in the diary portion of 'Thomas's Daily register; or, complete remembrancer, for 1827'. Bound in half-leather. Front cover inscribed in ink: 'Frederick Culling Smith 1827'.

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Nine letters from Joseph William Dunning to his father, Joseph Dunning, solicitor of Leeds, describing his tour in Scandinavia, 1856

Dunning, Joseph William (1834-1897)

1856

Details of the sequence of letters: (1) Hull, 13 June 1856. 4 ff.; (2) Christiania [Oslo], 17 June 1856. 4 ff.; (3) Trondheim, 27 June 1856. 12 ff.; (4) on board 'Prinz Gustav', 2 July 1856 [continued...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.1)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.2)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.3)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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The buke of John Maundeuill : being the travels of Sir John Mandeville, knight, 1322-1356: a hitherto unpublished English version, from the unique copy (Egerton ms. 1982) in the British museum

Mandeville, Sir John; Warner, Sir George F (1845-1936); Jean d'Outremeuse (1338-1399); British Library; British Library; Roxburghe Club

1889

French original ascribed to Jean d'Outremeuse; a compilation from earlier travels.

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A General history and collection of voyages and travels : arranged in systematic order (v.1)

Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)

1811-24

Title on spine: Kerr's voyages & travels.

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A General history and collection of voyages and travels : arranged in systematic order (v.2)

Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)

1811-24

Title on spine: Kerr's voyages & travels.

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A General history and collection of voyages and travels : arranged in systematic order (v.3)

Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)

1811-24

Title on spine: Kerr's voyages & travels.

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