| Surname | Grand d'Hauteville | ||
| First Name | Aimée-Philippine-Marie | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam | ||
| Place of death | Lausanne | ||
| Year of birth | 1791 | ||
| Year of death | 1855 | ||
| Profession | |||
| Religion | Protestant | ||
| Place(s) of activity | Vevey, St-Gall, Constance, Castel,... | ||
| Century | 19 | ||
| Biographical information | Daughter of Daniel Grand d'Hauteville and Anne-Philippine-Victoire Cannac of St-Légier. In 1811, she married Eric-Magnus-Louis. They have two children; Paul-Daniel Gonzalve (1812) and Louis Ferdinand-Léonce (1817). | ||
| Title | Journal de notre voyage en Suisse commencé au mois de Juillet 1808 fait par Aimée d'Hauteville | ||
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| Period writen | 28 June - 13 October 1808 | ||
| Period covered | 28 June - 13 October 1808 | ||
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | ||
| Physical description | Notebook with strong cover, 16.8 x 21.2 cm, 106 p, 54 written pages |
| Content | The writer holds her diary daily during the first two weeks, then intermittently. Aimée describes her journey with her family from Vevey to Constance and her return by Morat. Travelers stop for nearly one month in St. Gallen and nearly two at Castel. Aimee describes landscape, houses and the people they met. She also gives some historical information on the places they visited. She mentions the curiosities of these places. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | PP 410 C9/4/2 |
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| Restrictions | famille |
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| Secondary litterature |
Fleischner, Fiona, "Journal personnel ou guide de voyage ? Le journal de voyage en Suisse d'Aimée Philippine Marie Grand d'Hauteville (1808)", in Bulletin de l'association culturelle pour le voyage en Suisse, 17, 2014, p. 19-25. |
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| Author | SMP |
