Drafts of the `Topographical Dictionary`, by George Chalmers: M-Z., 1794, or after-1797, or after.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.8.1.6
Scope and Contents
Included in the manuscript are:
an analysis of the origins of the place-names in the dictionary (folio 674);
notes on the origin and development of the letters of the alphabet (folio 688); and,
a letter, 1794, of Joseph Ritson to George Chalmers (folio 711).
Written on paper watermarked 1794-1797.
Dates
- Creation: 1794, or after-1797, or after.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (i + 711 folios.)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.134.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk