Photostats of Sir Walter Scott's Journal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1531-1534
Scope and Contents
The original manuscript is in two volumes. Opposite the title page of the first volume are the signatures of Queen Victoria and others of her party who visited Abbotsford on 22 August 1867 (see the Queen's 'More leaves from the journal of a life in the Highlands', 1884, page 81).
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1832.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
4 Volumes ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1935.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original is in the Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York City.
Bibliography
The journal was published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1890.
For a criticism of the edition based on a comparison with this photostat, see John G Tait, 'The missing tenth of Sir Walter Scott's journal' (Edinburgh, 1936), and 'Sir Walter Scott's journal and its editor' (Edinburgh, 1938).
Genre / Form
- 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