Histories.
Found in 777 Collections and/or Records:
Drafts of the `The Scottish Chronicles`, by George Chalmers., 1811, or after.
The drafts are of the introduction to and notes on the plan of a projected annalistic history of Scotland in three volumes.
Written on paper watermarked 1811.
Duplicate copy of an historical summary of the 'progress and transactions of the East India Company from their first institution to the present day'., [Circa 1805, circa 1825.]
Early 12th-century manuscript of the church history of Hegesippus
Early 16th-century manuscript, 'Extracta ex variis cronicis Scotiae'.
Early 16th-century manuscript of 'The oryginale cronykil of Scotland' by Andrew Wyntoun, with part of the anonymous 'Brevis Cronica' appended.
Editorial correspondence and papers of Ian Cunningham concerning "The Nation Survey`d: the Maps of Timothy Pont" (East Linton, 2001).
Extracts, 1556, from chartularies of the Archbishopric of Glasgow which were deposited in the Scots College in Paris; followed by a short history, in Scots, of the Hamilton family entitled 'Frier Mark Hamiltonis historie'
Extracts, 1839, from the lute book, 1627-1629, of Robert Gordon of Straloch, transcribed in tablature by George Farquhar Graham.
The manuscript consists of 30 pieces for lute, some dances, some song tunes, mostly Scottish, but including William Basse`s
`Hunter`s Career` (folios 18 verso-19). It includes an introduction giving a history of the original manuscript, some explanation of lute
tablature, and a list of the original contents.
Robert Gordon`s original manuscript is now lost.
Extracts and copies of historical works, collected by Sir James Balfour, 17th century.
Fair copies and drafts of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’ by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1825].
The dates have been suggested on the basis of the watermarks which record the years: 1818, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823 and 1825.
Fair copies, drafts, notes and chapter summaries of Alexander Walker's history of Malabar., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
Fair copies of 'Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’ by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1825].
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh.
The copy was probably begun in 1696 (the date quoted on the title page) and not completed until 1701 or later (34.1.10(iii), folio 294 verso), made apparently by a copyist from the transcripts made by Hay when he was in Scotland between 1686 and 1689.
Fair copy of `Diplomatum veterum collectio`, being Richard Augustine Hay`s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 3., 1686-1689.
The volume contains a transcript of the cartulary of Paisley (Adv.MS.34.4.14) (folio 13); an account of the Stewarts, as far as the death of King James II (folio 277); and a history of the Trinitarian monks (folio 295).
Fair copy of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’, volume I, by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1821].
Fair copy of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’, volume II, by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1821].
Fair copy of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’, volume III, by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1821].
Fair copy of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’, volume IV, by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1825].
Fair copy of ‘Historical notices of the people, religion and customs in different parts of India’, volume V, by Alexander Walker., [?1818-?1823].
Fair copy of ‘History of Malabar' by Alexander Walker., [1821, or after.]
Fair copy of ‘History of Malabar', volume 1, by Alexander Walker., [1821, or after.]
The manuscript contains a Dutch map, circa 1790, of the Malabar coast (page 470).