Identity area
Reference code
Whittaker/Folder 1-5/Folder 2/4
Unique identifier
GB 275 Whittaker/Folder 1-5/Folder 2/4
Title
A.L.s., from Nimes
Date(s)
- 16 September 1819 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Describes the Roman architecture of Nimes. Is complementary of his Spanish traveling companion. Describes the baths at Bagneres, the cures on offer and the social life of the resort. Describes the journey from the Pyrenees to Toulouse, Toulouse being a large city but devoid of interest, and his journey through the countryside to Nimes. Describes the amphitheatre at Nimes as 'the most astonishing thing I have ever seen'