ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the role of scholarly travel (peregrinatio literaria) in sustaining the Republic of Letters. It explores how learned figures like Isaac Vossius, Nicolaas Heinsius, and Joannes Kool travelled across Europe, visiting key intellectual centres and interacting with notable scholars. These journeys helped scholars create and maintain a transnational network, reinforcing the idea of a pan-European community of knowledge. The chapter highlights how these scholarly travels were distinct from typical Grand Tours, focusing more on scholarly exchange and research. Such travels allowed scholars to engage with broader European intellectual traditions, thus contributing to the Republic of Letters’ collective identity.
