Beschrijving
Manuscript, travel diary, 25 Julij 1830- 5 Augustus 1830, handwritten in ink, 13,5×8,5cm, 16pp. on laid paper, contemporary paper softcover binding, 4 men and their wives travel to Dusseldorp (currently Dusseldorf, Germany). They travel with two coaches from Michiel Duits. After a lunch at De Vogelstruijs owned by J. van Beusekom, Vreeburg Utrecht (no doubt for the horses) they travel to Driebergen to spend the night. The second night was spent at the Posthuis outside the gates of Arnhem owned by Bungers. The following day is spent in the city and the surroundings of Arnhem (Biljoen, Beekhuis, Rozendaal). Next day they visit Nijmegen. On their way to Kleef (Kleve) they stayed at the Diergaarde owned by Robbers. They visited Kleef and went to the grave of Prins Maurits (locally called ‘Kermisdal’), at Dusseldorf they stayed at the inn called ‘3 rijkskronen’ (Drei Reichskronen’ owned by Beecking (?), the city is inspected and the surroundings as well. The author is a great fan of the German cuisine. On the 1st of August they take a steamship to travel to Duisberg (Duisburg), they meet Mr van Exter (Etten, Esten?) aboard, They arrive in Nijmegen and stay there. The next day they return via Arnhem and sleep at Zutphen in De Hollandsche Tuin owned by Wenink. They admire the church and continue their trip to Het Loo where they can not visit the palace as the royal family is in residence. But they visit the park nevertheless. They arrive in Voorthuizen and stay at the house of Mr Thomasse. The following night they stay at Weduwe Svchimmel in Soestdijk and visited the park of the palace there. The next day they visited Soestdijk Palace itself owned by the crownprince where they admire the painting by Pieneman of the battle at Quatre Bras (Waterloo). They return from Soestdijk through Hilversum and Amsterdam to eventually reach their hometown (Zaandijk, Koog aan den Zaan?). Interesting short travel diary of four couples travelling through the Netherlands and a part of Germany in 1830. See also 71879 for another diary possibly by the same author.
