This letter of thanks from J. B. Taylor of Dundee was sent to James McCaldin Loewenthal (JMcC), the linen and jute merchant, from his friend in Scotland in gratitude for a shipment of pineapples and other delicacies from Pernambuco, Brazil. The letter is referenced in a letter to his mother from JMcC. A transcript of the letter can be read at…[Read more]

This is the family tree of John McCaldin Loewenthal (b 29th February 1864, d 20th January 1951), an Irish merchant in the linen and jute trade.

Printable map of the 1891 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal, showing the places mentioned in his letters and an approximate route for his travels from Belfast to New York, from New York to Curaçao, and then along the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela, before returning to the UK. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/to_venezuela1891/

Printable map of the 1890 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal to South America, from Dundee to Uruguay and then back up the coast, returning to the UK from Brazil. It shows the places mentioned in his letters and his likely route. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/south-america-1890/

Printable map of the 1894-1895 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal, showing the places mentioned in his letters and an approximate route for his travels from the UK to South America and the West Indies. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/brazil-and-argentina-1894-1895/

Printable map of the 1893-1894 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal, showing the places mentioned in his letters and an approximate route for his travels from the UK to South America and the West Indies and then New York. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/south-america-1893-1894/

Printable map of the 1892-1893 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal, showing the places mentioned in his letters and an approximate route for his travels from the UK to South America and the West Indies. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/south-america1892-1893/

Printable map of the 1889-1890 voyage by John McCaldin Loewenthal, showing the places mentioned in his letters and an approximate route for his travels from Plymouth to South America and then to New York. See in context at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/part/west-indies-voyage-1889-1890/

This letter from Zerline Adele Weinberg (nicknamed “Sissy” Weinberg) was sent to John McCaldin Loewenthal on 2nd September 1895 on his return from travels to South America. A transcript of the letter can be seen at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/back-matter/weinberg_2-september1895/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed on 18th July 1895 from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A transcript of the letter can be read at: https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/buenos-aires_18-july1895/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed on 5th July 1895 from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A transcript of the letter can be read at: https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/buenos-aires_5-july1895/