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Notebooks recording a tour of Scotland.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14494

Content Description

Two journals and a sketchbook, possibly by Harriet Wise (1797-1877) or her sister Hannah.

Places visited include: Dunkeld, Inverness, Drumnadrochit, Fort William, Tobermory, Staffa, Skye, Inveraray, Cairdow and Glasgow.

The sketchbook includes drawings of Ben Cruachan, the Cuillins on Syke, Iona, Inveraray, Staffa, Urqhart Castle. Two paintings of Melrose and Loch Leven Castle tipped inside.

Dates

  • Creation: 1828

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

3 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 2023, by J.A. Letchworth, Lymington, through the good offices of M. Willcox.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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