| Surname | Grand d'Hauteville | |
| First Name | Eric Magnus | |
| Gender | male | |
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| Year of birth | 1786 | |
| Year of death | 1848 | |
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| Religion | Protestant | |
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| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Jean Grand and Marie Labhard. He married his cousin, Aimée Grand d'Hauteville, in 1811. They had two sons: Gonzalve and Léonce. He was Secretary of the legation in Paris as well as a Lieutenant Colonel. | |
| Title | Journal d'Eric Grand en Suisse | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 13 August - 4 September 1796 | |
| Period covered | 13 August - 4 September 1796 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | Notebook with strong cover, 16.5 x 19.8 cm, 40 pages |
| Content | The author was ten years old when this account was written. He travelled alongside his parents and tutor on their journey from Lausanne – during which they took in Neuchâtel, Biel, Murten, Bern, Thun, Grindelwald and Interlaken (before they returned to Lausanne). He records their route and relates anecdotes about what had happened to them during the day. He writes in more detail of their visit to the city of Bern (where they spent two days) and describes the arsenal where he saw two pieces of artillery which, he says, had been taken from Charles the Bold. He also mentions their visit to the the library. Later, he writes of their expedition to the Grindelwald glacier. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | PP 410 C9/4/1 |
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| Transcription |
Diary |
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| Other sources | Other travel diaries |
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