From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.16; Reel 1053
Summary:
Departure delayed by week-long feast of St. Rosalie, patron of Sicily. No vessels moving. Reviews Sicilian scenery, weather, and culture. Compares Mount Etna and Vesuvius. Describes travel across center of island with companions Count Bessa Negrini of Mantua and C. G. B. Daubeny of Oxford. [Letter continued 14 July:] Oppressive heat in Palermo. [Letter continued 18 July:] Arrival in Naples.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project