Scribble diary, from the Army and Navy Store, for the year 1890. Percy Powell-Cotton wrote down everything he did and saw during his 26 expeditions over a 50 year period.
This is one of many diaries Percy used through his lifetime to record his travels, the people he met and the things he collected. These diaries are a core archival resource for understanding the life of this Kentish explorer.
These diaries tell us everything from what he ate, to who he met and how he travelled around. They are crucial to our understanding of our object and natural history collections, because they explain why he collected and what he thought about the places he went.
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