Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500.
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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:
Print, undated, by Waterson, Edinburgh - Caledonian Railway brought by East End and Leith - Edinburgh, Railways - surveyed by Frank Simon and Henry Kerr., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (97)
Dates:
?19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Printed plans of Edinburgh Station, and branches to Granton, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Wilsontown, Fauldhouse, Biggar and Broughton, by Joseph Locke and J E Errington., 1846.
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Identifier: Acc.10706/399 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Plans and sections of railways.
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Plans of the Caledonian Railway.
Prints. 2 copies. - Extension and sewerage, plans and sections - Edinburgh - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1884-1885.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (99)-(100)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.
Dates:
1884-1885.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Reduced engraved plan showing proposed railway line from Edinburgh to the coalfields of Mid and East Lothian, surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1818.
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Identifier: Acc.10706/427 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Plans and sections of railways.
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Plans and sections of Edinburgh railways.
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Plans and section of Edinburgh to Mid and East Lothian coalfields railway.
Reduced lithographic copy of the sketch of a proposed new access from the Cross to the Grass Market (Acc.10706/466)., ?1824.
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Identifier: Acc.10706/467 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
?1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Surveys, plans and sketches of roads and bridges.
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Plans, sketches and surveys of roads and bridges in Edinburgh.
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Sketches of a proposed new access from the Cross to the Grass Market.
Reduced plan and section of the proposed railway between Edinburgh and Glasgow and branches, surveyed under the direction of James Jardine., 1826.
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Identifier: Acc.10706/420 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Plans and sections of railways.
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Plans and sections of Edinburgh railways.
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Plans, sections and surveys of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Reduced plan of part of the shires of Edinburgh, Haddington, Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk shewing proposed lines of railway from the coalfield of Midlothian to the Rivers Tweed and Leeder, by Robert Stevenson., 1821.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/694 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1821.
'Register of the weather for 1809' at Invery and Edinburgh, by an unknown author., 1808-1812.
File
Identifier: Acc.10069/83
Dates:
1808-1812.
'Register of weather kept in Merchant Court Observatory from 1801 to 1804-1805 by Alex Adie'., 1801-1805.
File
Identifier: Acc.10069/82
Dates:
1801-1805.
Scrapbooks of Katy Horseman, containing material relating to Edinburgh, pots, people and cats., 1949-1990s, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11787/10-13
Section of Ordnance Survey map - Map of shire of Edinburgh - Edinburgh - surveyed by Racine., 1857.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (102)
Dates:
1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Section of Ordnance Survey map - Map of shire of Edinburgh - Edinburgh - surveyed by Racine., 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (103)
Dates:
1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Section plan and sections of railway line from Newton Colliery to John's Mains through the lands of Edmonston, by Robert Stevenson., 1818.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/446 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1818.
Sections of the ground surveyed for the several lines of the Edinburgh Railway., 1818.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/415 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Plans and sections of railways.
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Plans and sections of Edinburgh railways.
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Sections of the ground surveyed for the several lines of the Edinburgh Railway.
Sketch map of the City of Edinburgh and Leith with the estate of Prestonfield and lands adjacent, by David Crawford, surveyor., 1824.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/380 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1824.
Sketch of a plan and section of ground for a new justiciary courthouse and prison., ?1812.
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Identifier: Acc.10706/394 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
On paper watermarked 1812.
Dates:
?1812.
Sketch of a proposed new access from the Cross to the Grass Market, by Robert Stevenson., 1824.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/466 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Surveys, plans and sketches of roads and bridges.
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Plans, sketches and surveys of roads and bridges in Edinburgh.
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Sketches of a proposed new access from the Cross to the Grass Market.
Sketch of part of the Grounds of North Loch, Edinburgh showing the proposed improvements, Robert Stevenson., 1816.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/289 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1816.
Sketch showing the western line of approach to the City of Edinburgh proposed by Mr Stevenson., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/462 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Surveys, plans and sketches of roads and bridges.
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Plans, sketches and surveys of roads and bridges in Edinburgh.
'Sunshine, rainfall, wind etc', compiled by Robert Mossman., 1770-1894.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10069/43
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These volumes compiled by Robert Mossman each have inscribed on the first page "Working sheets used in the preparation of tables of daily means in paper on 'The meteorology of Edinburgh' pt i 'Trans R Soc Edin' vol xxviii pages 681-755".
Dates:
1770-1894.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Meteorological records, mostly concerning Scotland and England, collected by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Robert Mossman and others.
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Meteorological records kept or compiled by Robert Mossman, mostly concerning Edinburgh.
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'The meteorology of Edinburgh', compiled by Robert Mossman.
Survey of a proposed line of railway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, by Robert Stevenson., 1825, 1826, 1830, 1831.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/422 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1825, 1826, 1830, 1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Plans and sections of railways.
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Plans and sections of Edinburgh railways.
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Plans, sections and surveys of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Survey of the lands of Calton Hill and design for a new approach to the City of Edinburgh, signed Robert Stevenson., 1814.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/464 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
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Maps and plans of civil engineering works and projects of Robert Stevenson and Sons.
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Surveys, plans and sketches of roads and bridges.
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Plans, sketches and surveys of roads and bridges in Edinburgh.
'Synopsis of meteorological observations taken at Blacket Place, Edinburgh by R C Mossman'., 1886-1900.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10069/51
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Robert Mossman (1870-1940), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, was Meteorologist to the Scottish Antarctic Expedition and to the Argentine government.
Dates:
1886-1900.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Meteorological records, mostly concerning Scotland and England, collected by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Robert Mossman and others.
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Meteorological records kept or compiled by Robert Mossman, mostly concerning Edinburgh.
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Meteorological journals and observations taken at Blacket Place, Edinburgh, by Robert Mossman.
'Temperatures and pressures', compiled by Robert Mossman., 1770-1781, 1814-1894.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10069/42
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These volumes compiled by Robert Mossman each have inscribed on the first page "Working sheets used in the preparation of tables of daily means in paper on 'The meteorology of Edinburgh' pt i 'Trans R Soc Edin' vol xxviii pages 681-755".
Dates:
1770-1781, 1814-1894.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Meteorological records, mostly concerning Scotland and England, collected by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Robert Mossman and others.
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Meteorological records kept or compiled by Robert Mossman, mostly concerning Edinburgh.
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'The meteorology of Edinburgh', compiled by Robert Mossman.
'The meteorology of Edinburgh', compiled by Robert Mossman., 1770-1894.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10069/42-44
Scope and Contents
These volumes compiled by Robert Mossman each have inscribed on the first page "Working sheets used in the preparation of tables of daily means in paper on 'The meteorology of Edinburgh' pt i 'Trans R Soc Edin' vol xxviii pages 681-755".
Dates:
1770-1894.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Meteorological records, mostly concerning Scotland and England, collected by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Robert Mossman and others.
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Meteorological records kept or compiled by Robert Mossman, mostly concerning Edinburgh.