2/10/2015
Travel diaries, journals and logs from Fisher Rare Books and Special Collections
When: 2 October – 31 December 2015
Where: Fisher Library F03; Level 3 Corridor
For long-distance travelers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, keeping a journal was a popular method of keeping oneself gainfully occupied during long months spent at sea.
Through a selection of manuscript travel diaries, journals and logs from Fisher Rare Books and Special Collections, this new exhibition provides a window (or, a porthole) into the 19th century shipboard experience.
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