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1	Author:	Martin de La Bastide,M.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Mémoire sur la possibilité, les avantages, et les moyens douvrir un canal dans l'Amérique septentrionale, pour communiquer de la mer Atlantique, ou du Nord, à la mer Pacifique, ou du Sud, [ca. 1785]
	Dates:	Circa 1785
	Abstract:	This document contains a travel journal kept by Chevalier Bourgoyne. It traces his travels through the Pacific and elsewhere. Thomas Jefferson obtained this manuscript in 1785. Jefferson left an annotation on the first page. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.386.M36
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Travel
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals

2	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of,1702-1749.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Account of some campaigns of the British army from 1689 to 1712 and a journal of a campaign under Prince Eugene on the Upper Rhine, 1689-1735
	Dates:	1689-1735
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford’s travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The books have large maps of Europe. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.940.M68
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Fortification. \| Military discipline. \| Military history, Modern -- 17th century. \| Military history, Modern -- 18th century.

3	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of,1702-1749.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal of a campaign with the Russian army against Turkey, 1737-1739
	Dates:	1737-1739
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford’s travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The volumes have large maps of Europe in them. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.947.J82
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Military maneuvers. \| Russo-Turkish War, 1736-1739.

4	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of,1702-1749.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal of a voyage from the Thames to Russia and of campaigning with the Russian army, 1738-1739
	Dates:	1738-1739
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford’s travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The volumes have large maps of Europe. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.947.L64
	Extent:	2.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Military maneuvers. \| Voyages and travels.

5	Author:	Marchant, Henry,1741-1796.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Henry Marchant diary, 1771-1772
	Dates:	1771-1772
	Abstract:	This is a typescript copy of Henry Marchant’s journal that he kept on his trip to England in 1771-1772. The journal begins with his voyage from Newport to England and continues throughout his travels in England. The journal is detailed and well-written and contains many anecdotes and observations, including numerous references to Benjamin Franklin, who was then himself in London. Marchant's social gatherings are particularly noteworthy. He recounts a discussion of republican principles with Catherine Macauley, dinners with Franklin and David Hume, and an audience with the Queen and Prince of Wales. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M332
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Beyond Early America \| International Travel \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals

6	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes on Mexican Antiquities
	Dates:	1785-1806
	Abstract:	Compiled by an anonymous traveler to Mexico sometime in the 19th century, this large volume contains hundreds of extremely intricate pencil and watercolor sketches of Mexican artifacts and sites that were seen during an expedition to Mexico. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.913.72.N84
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Travel \| Literature, Arts, and Culture
	Genre:	Art \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Indians of Mexico \| Mixtec Indians