Database:
Grand Tour
Adam Matthew

Online Access

About this Database

The Grand Tour was a rite-of-passage for many aristocratic and wealthy young men of the eighteenth century: a phenomenon which shaped the creative and intellectual sensibilities of some of the eighteenth century’s greatest artists, writers and thinkers. These accounts of the English abroad, c1550-1850, highlight the influence of continental travel on British art, architecture, urban planning, literature and philosophy. The Grand Tour is a wonderful source of information about daily life in the eighteenth century, highlighting such everyday issues as transportation, money, communications, food and drink, health and sex.


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This is the permanent URL for the database. It should be used in syllabi, lists of resources, and all other links provided to Johns Hopkins users. https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU06974