Japan. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 138.0000. Latitude: 36.0000.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Album, ?1890, containing photographs of lighthouses in Japan; with a sketch map, 1871, showing the position of Japan lights., 1871, ?1890.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/654
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:
1871, ?1890.
Journal and sketches of Japan., 1875.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/246
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1875.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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Travel Journals of George Forbes.
Letters of Isabella Bishop to Henrietta Bird from the Far East : Japan; Hong Kong; Canton; Singapore; Malacca and the Malay Peninsula., 1878-January 1879.
File
Identifier: MS.42021
Scope and Contents
[1878] November 5th Japan. Folios 1-12.
November 19th Japan. 13-18.
December 29th Hong Kong. 19-33.
1879 January 3rd Hong Kong and Canton. 34-45.
January 5th Canton. 46-61.
January 8th Hong Kong. 62-73.
January 15th Singapore. 74-75.
January 19th Malacca. 76-93.
[1879] January 22nd Malay Peninsula. 94-122.
Dates:
1878-January 1879.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Isabella Bishop.
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Letters of Isabella Bishop.
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Letters of Isabella Bishop to her sister, Henrietta Bird.
Newspaper cuttings concerning Japan., 1938.
File
Identifier: Acc.3721/68/545
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series of files was placed in R E Muirhead's room in the Scottish Secretariat Office.
Dates:
1938.
Photograph album containing scenes of Japan., 4th quarter of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/410
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Photograph Albums.