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Daily life in the eighteenth century, including everyday issues as transportation, money, communications, food and drink, health and sex.

Opportunity to compare a range of sources on the history of travel for the first time, including many from private or neglected collections.

This collection has a very broad appeal, and will be of great interest to: social, cultural and political historians interested in the period 1550-1850 literary scholars and art historians or fine art departments.

It also includes many writings by forgotten or anonymous travellers, including many women, whose daily experiences offer a vivid insight into the experience and practicalities of travel across the centuries. The Grand Tour includes the travel writings and works of some of Britain’s greatest artists, writers and thinkers, revealing how interaction with European culture shaped their creative and intellectual sensibilities.

This digital collection of manuscript, visual and printed works allows students and researchers to explore and compare a range of sources on the history of travel for the first time, including many from private or neglected collections. Taking the phenomenon of the Grand Tour as a starting point, this resource explores the relationship between Britain and Europe from c.1550 to 1850, exploring the Anglo-European response to continental travel for pleasure, business and diplomacy.