Greenock. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Inverclyde. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.7500. Latitude: 55.9500.
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Illustrated letters of H Wilson, pseudonym Hall Tweed, to Mrs C Whalley, London.
File
Identifier: Acc.11842
Scope and Contents
Wilson describes life in Greenock and Glasgow.
Dates:
1816-1820.
Letters from Jamaica of John Clark, John Cunningham and Colin MacLarty to friends and relatives at Greenock.
File
Identifier: MS.50258
Scope and Contents
Clark, JohnLetter, 1772, of John Clark to Peggy Clark concerning the death of his uncle and the dangers of excessive drinking (folios 1-2).Cunningham, JohnLetters, 1776-1801, of John Cunningham to Peggy Clark concerning his voyage to Jamaica, sale of a share in a plantation, the sale of enslaved people, the Second Maroon War, his health and his desire to return to Scotland (folios 3-22).MacLarty, ColinLetters, 1790 and 1792, of...
Dates:
1772-1801.
Photocopy of a diary of William R Ramsay.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10227
Scope and Contents
Details a journey from Greenock, Scotland to Melbourne, Australia.
With photocopy of transcript and other documents.
Dates:
1854.
Photocopy of typescript of diary of John Steele, whilst aboard the "Curler", Greenock to New York.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5814
Dates:
1828.
Sketchbook of `Pencil sketches to commemorate my journey to Scotland in the summer and autumn of 1846.`
Item
Identifier: Acc.13646
Scope and Contents
Julius Jacob the Elder (1811-1882) was a German Jewish artist born in Berlin who lived in London between 1844 and 1855. He is known both for his landscapes and society portraits.The sketchbook contains more than 150 pencil sketches of a tour in Scotland from August 1846 to February 1847. Almost all the sketches are dated and identifed. The earliest sketch is of the Isle of Arran. He then moved on to Greenock, Loch Long, Loch Lomond, Inverary, Loch Awe, Fingal`s Cave and Staffa,...
Dates:
1846-1847