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Letter from the Bay of Biscay on S.S. Nile, 8th September 1894
- Editor(s):
- Robert Boyd, Michelle Fink, Charles Watkinson (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- Loewenthal Letters Project
- Subject(s):
- Jews, History, Germany, South America, Travel writing, Economic history
- Item Type:
- Image
- Tag(s):
- 19th-century transport, loewenthal, linen, jute, Biscay, German Jewish history, Maritime history, Travel narratives
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/txtj-bb41
- Abstract:
- This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed on 8th September 1894 from the SS Nile traversing the Bay of Biscay on its way to Brazil. A transcript of the letter can be read at: https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/s-s-nile_8-september1894/
- Notes:
- This image is linked to in the book John McCaldin Loewenthal: Letters Home from a Victorian Commercial Traveller, 1889 – 1895, edited by Michelle Fink and Robert Boyd: https://doi.org/g96g; ISBN 979-8-9854286-1-2 (ebook); 979-8-9854286-0-5 (print book). The book is a compilation of letters from John McCaldin Lowenthal (JMcC) to his mother, Jane. They describe JMcC's travels in South America and the West Indies as a linen and jute merchant between 1889 and 1895.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 1 year ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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