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Journals and sketch-books of Henry Aston Barker the painter of panoramas (died 1856).
Series
Identifier: MSS.9647-9653
Dates:
1799-1855.
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:
1828
Personal papers of Cécile Victor.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11512
Scope and Contents
Includes diaries, travel journals and sketchbooks.
Dates:
1925-1996.
Photocopies of items of David Livingstone belonging to his grandson Dr H F Wilson.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10757-10765
Dates:
1854-1873.
Scrapbook, 19th century, including letters of Sir Charles L Eastlake and Sir Richard Westmacott, with other unassociated papers.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.5295
Scope and Contents
Including:
1. "Dr Gordon`s Journal Overland from India", volume 2, 1828
2. Sketchbook, 19th century, of K Russell
3. three sketchbooks, 1881-1923 of Maggie Murray
4. valuation, 1881-1887, of Leith.
Dates:
19th century.