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Letter on board S.S. Magdalena travelling north from Rio, 24th January 1893
- 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, Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
- Item Type:
- Image
- Tag(s):
- 19th-century transport, loewenthal, linen, Jute, German Jewish history, Maritime history, Travel narratives, Rio de Janeiro
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/0h0k-wc04
- Abstract:
- This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from the SS Magdalena travelling north from Rio de Janeiro en route to Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was mailed on 24th January 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/ss-magdalena_24-january1893/
- 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:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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