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Drawings by John Claude Nattes, chiefly of Scottish scenes and buildings., 1780-1801, undated.

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Identifier: MS.5205

Scope and Contents

The volume contains drawings of the following:

(i) Court in Gordon Castle, 12 October 1799 (folio 1);

(ii) Measured drawing, undated, of a double-lidded box (folio 1 verso);

(iii) Boharm Kirk near Fochabers, 14 October [1799] (folio 2);

(iv) South east view of Balvenie Castle, the property of the Earl Fife, 15 October [1799] (folio 3);

(v) North east view of Balvenie Castle, 15 October [1799] (folio 4);

(vi) Inside view of Balvenie Castle, 15 October [1799] (folio 5);

(vii) View of Fiddich-side, with Balvenie House and Castle, from Kinninvey House, 15 October [1799] (folio 6);

(viii) Mill of Peppine, on the estate of Arndilly belonging to Colonel McDowall Grant, 15 October [1799] (folio 7);

(ix) The mill town of Balvenie, the residence of Captain Cameron, with Balvenie House and Castle, 15 October [1799] (folio 8);

(x) The broken bridge over the River Fiddich and Balvenie Castle, 16 October 1799 (folio 9);

(xi) The broken bridge over the River Fiddich near Balvenie, 16 October 1799 (folio 10);

(xii) Balvenie Castle with a fall in the River Fiddich, 16 October 1799 (folio 11);

(xiii) A fall of Dullan Water near Mortlach, called the Lady’s Apron, 17 October 1799 (folio 12);

(xiv) A rock on Dullan Water near Mortlach, called The Giant’s Chair (folio 13);

(xv) Rocks on Dullan Water near Mortlach, called the Giant’s Cradle, 17 October 1799 (folio 14);

(xvi) Auchindoun Castle, ‘D.G.’, 17 October 1799 (folio 15);

(xvii) Inside of the castle of Auchindoun, ‘D.G.’, 17 October 1799 (folio 16);

(xviii) Glenfiddich Lodge, a shooting seat of the Duke of Gordon in going up the glen, 17 October 1799 (folio 17);

(xix) Small bridge over the Altleungha with the safe near the lodge in Glenfiddich, ‘D.G.’, 18 October 1799 (folio 18);

(xx) Glenfiddich Lodge from the Down Level Road (folio 19);

(xxi) Auchindoun Castle, Bin of Cullen, and other places, from the top of the down in Glenfiddich, ‘D.G.’, 18 October 1799 (folio 20);

(xxii) Foot bridge over the Blackwater with a distant view of the farm of Shanwell, ‘D.G.’,18 October 1799 (folio 21);

(xxiii) Farm of Invercharroch from a rising ground to the south, ‘D.G.’, 18 October 1799 (folio 22);

(xxiv) Corbie Craigs, at the Norse-ward (?) upon the Blackwater, ‘D.G’., 18 October 1799 (folio 23);

(xxv) Blackwater Lodge, a shooting cottage of the Duke of Gordon, with a fall of Alt-down, 18 October 1799 (folio 24);

(xxvi) Blackwater Lodge, ‘D.G.’, 18 October 1799 (folio 25);

(xxvii) A general view of Glenfiddich from the top of the hill, near Alister More’s Pantry, 18 October 1799 (folio 26);

(xxviii) Glenfiddich from the mouth of the Cul-alt, 18 October 1799 (folio 27);

(xxix) Glenfiddich Lodge south front, 18 October 1799 (folio 28);

(xxx) Foot bridge over the River Fiddich, with the Duke of Gordon’s shepherd’s house, and Auchindoun Castle, at a distance, ‘D.G.’, 19 October 1799 (folio 29);

(xxxi) South front of Huntly Castle, an ancient seat of the Family of Gordon, ‘D.G.’, 19 October 1799 (folio 30);

(xxxii) Huntly Castle, from the South East, ‘D.G.’, 19 October 1799 ; reproduced in ‘Scotia Depicta’ by J C Nattes, number 46 (folio 31)

(xxxiii) View of Huntly Castle, ‘D.G.’, 19 October 1799; reproduced by Charles McKean in “’Castle-wise’ country houses”, in ‘The architecture of the Scottish Renaissance’, page 17 (folio 32);

(xxxiv) Huntly Castle (4th view with Huntly Lodge at a distance) from the two old beech trees, ‘D.G.’, 20 October 1799 (folio 33);

(xxxv) Huntly Castle, 6th view north side, 20 October 1799 (folio 34);

(xxxvi) Bridge over the river Doveran and Huntly Lodge from near Huntly Castle, ‘D.G.’, 20 October 1799 (folio 35);

(xxxvii) Bridge over the river Doveran, and Huntly Castle, ‘D.G.’, 20 October 1799 (folio 36);

(xxxviii) View inside Auchindoun Castle, ‘D.G.’, 20 October 1799 (folio 37);

(xxxix) Old House of Keithmore with Auchindoun Castle from the window of the new house, ‘D.G.’, 21 October 1799 (folio 38);

(xl) A north view of Arndilly House with part of Belrinnies and the Conwalls, [?21/22 October 1799] (folios 39 verso-40);

(xli) The Back of the Old House [of Arndilly] from the Garden, [?21/22 October 1799] (folio 40 verso);

(xlii) The old dwelling house of Arndilly, 22 October 1799 (folio 41);

(xliii) Part of the offices of Arndilly House, 22 October 1799 (folio 42);

(xliv) Arndilly House from the game keepers house, inverted, 22 October 1799 (folios 42 verso-43);

(xlv) A south view of the old house of Arndilly, [22/23 October 1799] (folio 44);

(xlvi) Arndilly House, with Old House, Rothes; and Mr Robertson’s house from the Bridge Fiddich on the Road to Keith, inverted, 23 October 1799 (folios 44 verso-45);

(xlvii) Inchoate sketch, undated, of unidentified ground, and elevation of unidentified building (folio 46); (xlviii) Arndilly House, the seat of David McDowall Grant with part of the old House, Rothes and Mr Robertson’s house taken from the edge of the glen opposite to Papine Mill, inverted, 23 October 1799 (folio 47); (xlix) Unidentified perspective sketch, undated (folio 47 verso);

Stubs of two leaves cut out;

(l) The cathedral of Dunblane, property of the Earl of Kinnoull, 16 August 1800 (folio 48);

(li) Ruins of Dunblane Cathedral, [16 /17 August 1800] (folio 49);

(lii) View of the bridge and town at Dunblane, [16/17 August 1800] (folio 50);

(liii) View of the bridge and cathedral of Dunblane, 17 August 1800 (folio 51);

(liv) A view of the cathedral and mill of Dunblane, [?17 August 1800]; reproduced in ‘Scotia Depicta’ by J C Nattes, number 43 (folio 52);

(lv) View of the inn and cathedral of Dunblane, [?17 August 1800] (folio 53);

(lvi) East view of Doune Castle, property of the Earl of Moray, [?August 1800] (folio 54);

(lvii) A north view of Doune Castle, [?August 1800]; reproduced in, ‘Scotia Depicta’ by J C Nattes, number 40, with an apparently incorrect date (folio 55);

(lviii) West view of Doune Castle, [?August 1800] (folio 56);

(lix) East entrance of Callander, property of the Honourable Miss Drummond of Perth, [?August 1800] (folio 57);

(lx) West view of the bridge of Callander, [?August 1800] (folio 58);

(lxi) East view of the bridge of Callander and Ben Ledi at a distance, [?August 1800] (folio 59);

(lxii) A south west view of Callander, [?August 1800] (folio 60);

(lxiii) Distillery of Callander, [?August 1800] (folio 61);

(lxiv) A view of the bridge and glen of Callander from the house of Richard Bruce, [?August 1800] (folio 62);

(lxv) View of Loch Katrine from the east end, [?August 1800] (folio 63);

(lxvi) View of Loch Katrine above the first embankment, [?August 1800] (folio 64);

(lxvii) View of Loch Katrine from the first halt, [?August 1800] (folio 65);

(lxviii) View of Loch Katrine from the second halt, [?August 1800] (folio 66);

(lxix) General view of Loch Katrine from above the islands, taken at Mr Oliphant’s Rock, [?August 1800] (folio 67);

(lxx) View from Mrs Murray’s hill eastward, [?August 1800] (folio 68);

(lxxi) South view of the Roman camp in Callander, the residence of Robert Fairfull of Struie, [?August 1800] (folio 69);

(lxxii) The Roman camp house, the property of the Honourable Miss Drummond and possessed by Robert Fairfull of Struie, [?August 1800] (folio 70);

(lxxiii) The bridge of Brackland from the east side, [?August 1800], inverted (folio 71);

(lxxiv) View of the Bridge of Brackland from the south side, inverted, [?August 1800] (folio 72);

(lxxv) View of the Bridge of Brackland from the South west, [?August 1800] (folio 73);

(lxxvi) A view of a plane tree, on the estate of John Stirling of Kippenross, Perthshire 28 feet 9 inches circumference (John Stirling, 20 August 1800); reproduced in ‘Scotia Depicta’ by J.C. Nattes, number 20 (folio 74);

(lxxvii) A paper mill on Keir estate, [?20 August 1800] (folio 75);

(lxxviii) A corn mill on Keir estate, [?20 August 1800] (folio 76);

(lxxix) A corn mill, on lands of Kippenross estate, the property of John Stirling, [?20 August 1800] (folio 77);

(lxxx) View of the Mill at Melness, [?20 August 1800] (folio 78);

(lxxxi) View of the Mill at Melness, [?20 August 1800] (folio 79);

(lxxxii) Muthil, a distant view of the village, on the property of Miss Drummond in Perthshire, [?August 1800] (folio 80);

(lxxxiii) Church of Muthil, [?August 1800]; reproduced in ‘The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland’ by David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross, volume 1, page 197 (folio 81);

(lxxxiv) Mill of Milnab near Crieff, the property of Miss Drummond of Perth, [?August 1800] (folio 82);

(lxxxv) Bridge of Turret near Crieff, [?August 1800] (folio 83).

Dates

  • Creation: 1780-1801, undated.

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Extent

83 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

83 folios.

Bibliography

MacGibbon, David and Ross, Thomas. ‘The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland’, volume 1 (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887); McKean, Charles. “’Castle-wise’ country houses’, in ‘The architecture of the Scottish Renaissance’ (Edinburgh: Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, 1990); Nattes, J C. ‘Scotia Depicta’ (London: William Miller, 1804).

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