Record

Ref NoJDH/1/17
TitleJourney to America
DescriptionDiary of J D Hooker during his trip to America in 1877 when he covered 8000 miles including Colorado, Utah and California. At the back of the book there are manuscript copies of extracts from John Evelyn's Diary 1659-1702. The volume also contains an envelope in which is an assortment of papers relating to the trip for example receipts; travel details; two published articles on Mount Shasta and American Flora; a photograph of the peak of ‘Old Baldy’, Colorado; complimentary letters; and a hand drawn sketch of Gray’s Peak, named after Asa Gray and possibly drawn by him.
Datec.1877
FormatManuscript papers
Collection TitleSir Joseph Hooker Papers
LevelFile
Extent1 volume
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