'A new system of practical geometry presented to Admiral Forbes by ... James Forbes, Ensign in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards ... 1781', containing a series of finely executed geometrical diagrams in ornamental frames.
Item
Identifier: MS.9155
Scope and Contents
The pages illustrating the reduction of figures consist of coloured plans and architectural elevations.
The writer succeeded as 18th Lord Forbes in 1803.
Dates
- Creation: 1781.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
39 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 37 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1959.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk