Margaret P. H. Luqueer Travel Letters, 1879/1880

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Margaret P. H. Luqueer Travel Letters, 1879- 1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Luqueer, Margaret Pugsley Harris, 1823- 1896
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Margaret P. H. Luqueer Travel Letters, 1879- 1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

17 whole and partial letters written from Margaret P.H. Luqueer to her Cousin Jacob and Aunt Nancy while she travelled through Europe and the Middle East. In her letters she describes the scenery at length; London Fog in London rendering darkness during the day, beautiful cliffs and sea views on her way to Sorrento. In all, Margaret visits, London, Rome, Pompeii, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Damascus, Beirut, Athens, Trieste, Pallanza- Lake Maggiore, Innsbruck, Munich, Paris, Geneva, and Dublin. Her letters are light hearted and show an immense gratitude toward her adventures and experiences during her travels.