Language English Originally published 1787 Genre Non-fiction Country United States of America | Media type Print Subject Travel literature | |
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Memorandums taken on a journey from Paris into the southern parts of France and Northern Italy, in the year 1787, or Memoranda, is a text by Thomas Jefferson, written during a trip beginning February 28, 1787 from France to Italy.
Jefferson produced the work as a guide for two young American friends, Thomas Lee Shippen and John Rutledge, following a wine tour of Europe. It consists largely of an extensive discussion of the wine grown throughout southern France and northern Italy. Jefferson excerpted the material from his general travel journals.
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Memorandums taken on a journey from Paris into the southern parts of France and Northern Italy, in the year 1787 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA