Sketches.
Found in 342 Collections and/or Records:
'Journey in Scotland, with sketches of some picturesque ruins in that interesting country', being an account of a tour made by James Bailey, Otley, Yorkshire, from July to September 1787.
The writer set out to follow the route taken by Dr Johnson and to write a similar narrative to his ‘Journey to the Western Islands’. He describes Scotland and its people, noting particularly what is strange to an Englishman, relates his personal experiences, and tells many historical anecdotes and legends, some of which he declares to be new to him. The journal is illustrated with images copied from Adam De Cardonnel’s "Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland".
ketches by John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, on: Lord William Percy; Chay Blyth, Crimean War; Sir George Binney (incomplete); Stewart Anderson, and ‘Aspects of poetry’., Undated.
Leaves torn out of sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears., 1905, undated.
As well as sketches of ornament and detail as in MSS.10658-10669, there are drawings of birds and animals.
Lee. Sketch plan of drains. Parish of Lanark., 1900.
Legal, financial and other papers concerning James Augustus Grant., 1827-1913, undated.
Letters and journals sent to Lady Anna Maria Elliot., 1807-1811.
The journals contain pencil and pen and watercolour sketches, and some verses, and were sent by Captain (later Major-General Sir) Thomas William Taylor, Military Secretary to the 1st Earl of Minto in India, to Lady Anna Maria Elliot. They describe the journey of the Minto party to India, their life and travel there, the voyage in the invasion fleet to Java via Penang and Malacca, the British conquest and occupation of the Dutch colonies, and life in Java.
Letters and papers of various correspondents., 1579-1844.
Letters collected by Allan Paton Park., 1799-1903, undated.
Letters of George Richardson and of Sir David Wilkie.
Letters of Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray II., 1813-1815, 1911.
Letters of, to and concerning David Octavius Hill.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Honan to Hook, T., 1815-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hutchinson, J. to Hutchison., 1825-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from King, H. to King, R., 1820-1925.
Letters to Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, and an instruction-book of his son Charles.
Manuscript from Perth Academy containing material on hydrostatics, pneumatics and optics., 1787.
Manuscript from Perth Academy containing notes and exercises on astronomy., 1783, 1786-1787.
Manuscript from Perth Academy containing notes and exercises on spherical geometry and trigonometry, and algebra., 1787.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Manuscript of the English text of the `Atlas Scoticus, or Description of Scotland ancient and modern` by Sir Robert Sibbald; with maps.
Manuscripts from Perth Academy containing notes and exercises in mathematics, astronomy and physics.
All three volumes are illustrated with pen and wash diagrams and sketches.
MS.14296 is initialled ‘I M’ by the compiler (folio 91).
Maps originally inserted in Adv.MS.15.1.1: Manuscript of the English text of the 'Atlas Scoticus, or Description of Scotland ancient and modern' by Sir Robert Sibbald., 1595-[Circa 1682].
Material, chiefly genealogical, collected by John Philp Wood, chiefly leaves found loose in MSS.1872-1877., 1775-1814.
Also included are: a State of Terregles Parish, 1776 (folio 24); a printed ‘Song for the Duddingston Curling Society’, 1817, with manuscript notes of the names of the persons mentioned (folio 26); and two leaves printed from John Philp Wood's biographies of the Presidents of the Court of Session (Adv.MS.37.2.1, pages 1-19), showing that he intended to publish them (folio 28).
"Memorandum concerning the disposal of Lady Charlotte Erskine's Estate", and other papers., 1785-1786, 1812.
The contents are as follows:
"Memorandum concerning the disposal of Lady Charlotte Erskine's Estate", 1786;
Sketch plan of land in Redgorton parish, 1785;
Copy of a letter of the Honourable Charles M Cathcart, 1812, the original of which is in MS.3610.