Creator:

Tracy, Thomas

Title:
Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition : commencing 10 July 1732, ending 18 Augt. 1732.
Alternate Title(s):
Iter boreale
Published / Created:

England, 1732.

Physical Description:
1 volume (60 pages) : pen and black ink ; 31 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA670.N73 T73 1732+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3972104
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:

Previously attributed to John Tracey Atkins.

Bound in 19th-century quarter red morocco and marbled boards.

Title from contents leaf.

Unpublished manuscript account of houses and landscape gardens in the north of England, by Thomas Tracy. The manuscript includes descriptions of Studley, Royal, Rufford, Thoresby, Nottingham Castle, etc., and a detailed account of work in progress at Castle Howard (12 pages) which is the "fullest at this date."

Subject Terms:
Castle Howard (England) | Nottingham Castle. | Thoresby Hall. | Rufford Abbey. | Studley Castle (England) | Country homes -- Great Britain. | Gardens -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Description and travel.
Form/Genre:
Diaries.
Contributors:
Atkins, John Tracey, attributed name.