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Engravings of flowers, hand-coloured in water-colours on vellum.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.1.8
Scope and Contents
An additional paper folio containing a drawing of a leaf with measurements in French, has been inserted after folio 12.
Two inscriptions, `Paris April 26 1670` (folio 1) and `Pa Moray` (folio 43) have been deleted. They may be by Patrick Murray of Livingston, who kept an extensive botanic garden.
Dates:
17th century.
Extracts, early 19th century, made from a copy of the Lyon Register belonging to Andrew Plummer of Middle Steed and Sunderland Hall.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.6.15-35.6.16
Scope and Contents
There are additions up to 1822 by the copyists David Deuchar, and his son Alexander, the seal-engravers.
The volumes are interleaved with pages engraved with blank shields, some of which have been completed in watercolours or in trick to illustrate the text.
Dates:
1672-1822.