Drawings by John Claude Nattes, chiefly of Scottish scenes and buildings.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5203-5206
Scope and Contents
The third volume, out of the original series of five, is missing.
The drawings have been bound rather haphazardly.
Dates
- Creation: 1780-1801, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
4 Volumes ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Other Finding Aids
A contents list, arranged by counties, has been provided in MS.5203.
Custodial History
The drawings were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Dowell's, 27 February 1951, lot 400.
Bibliography
Six of the drawings are reproduced in ‘Scotia depicta’ (London, 1804), and eight in David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross, ‘The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1887-1892), and ‘The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1896-1897). The remainder appear to be unpublished.
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