11 July 1871 Thorshaven [2]

Photograph by Martin Stott

FROM LONDON TO REYKJAVIK

Images are of photographs taken by Martin Stott in July 2013 during a William Morris Society expedition which retraced the route of Morris's 1871 and 1873 journeys. 

Entries published in Collected Works (vol. 8, 1911): 

London to Reykjavík

Thursday, July 6th, Newcastle, Berwick

  • Collected Works
  • Diaries
  • Notes

Friday, July 7th, at the Granton hotel

  • Collected Works
  • Diaries
  • Notes

Saturday, July 8th, On board-ship "Diana" lying in Granton Harbour

  • Collected Works
  • Diaries
  • Notes

Sunday July 9th, On board-ship "Diana," somewhere in the Pentland Firth

Monday, July 10th, On board-ship "Diana," somewhere between the Orkneys and the Faroes

Tuesday, July 11th, On Board-ship "Diana," the Faroes astern of us

Wednesday, July 12th, On board-ship "Diana" near the East firths of Iceland

Thursday, July 13th , On board-ship "Diana" off the coast of Rangárvalla-sýlsla, Iceland

Friday, July 14th, At Reykjavík in the house of Maria Einar's-dóttir

Saturday, July 15th, In the same place

Sunday, July 16th, At the same place