Identity area
Reference code
Edwards MSS 2.2
Title
Dolomites album
Date(s)
- 1872 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 album
Context area
Name of creator
(1831-1892)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Album containing drawings and watercolours made by Edwards when travelling through the Dolomites, Italy, in 1872. Many of the preliminary sketches and watercolours in the album were used to illustrate her book Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys, published in 1873.
- Contains 29 numbered pages with 44 mounted items
- Watercolours, drawings and sketches made in Italy, some accompanied by Edwards' annotated captions.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Red cloth and leather binding with gilt detailing
- Measurements: 425 x 291 x 36 mm
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Publication note
- Most published in Alan Boyle & Susan Boyle, Spirits of the Dolomites (2018).