Grand Tour letterbook, 1750-53

Item author: Roger Robertson the younger of Ladykirk, Berwickshire
Item date: 1750 to 1753
Grant Value: 1,500
Item cost: 17,625
Item cost pre-decimal: NULL
Item date acquired: 2003
Item institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh

Roger Robertson of Ladykirk, Berwickshire, made his Grand Tour in 1750-53 and bought pictures and prints in Italy. His letters home are long and detailed and he frequently assures his parents of the good sense with which he spends his time and his father's money.