Drawings. Visual works.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Visual works produced by drawing, which is the application of lines on a surface, often paper, by using a pencil, pen, chalk, or some other tracing instrument to focus on the delineation of form rather than the application of color. This term is often defined broadly to refer to computer-generated images as well. (AAT) Include sketches under 'Drawings', but ignore doodles, unless particularly noteworthy. (NLS) In the published catalogues this heading was used for pictures. The heading 'Pictures' was used for all lists of pictures and for descriptions of treatises on pictures. (NLS) .
Found in 1221 Collections and/or Records:
Series of two drawings - Position of proposed bridge - Slateford, Edinburgh - surveyed by Alan Stevenson., 1833.
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Identifier: MS.5862 (96)-(97)
Dates:
1833.
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 S.
Series of two drawings - Proposed alternations on road from Stirling to Crieff - Stirling - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1826.
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Identifier: MS.5862 (109)-(110)
Dates:
1826.
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 S.
Series of two drawings - Proposed improvements at Latheronwheel Harbour - Latheron, Caithness - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1851.
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Identifier: MS.5855 (9)-(10)
Dates:
1851.
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 L.
Series of two drawings - Proposed improvements to Ness Harbour - Lewis, Hebrides - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1885.
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Identifier: MS.5855 (32)-(33)
Dates:
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 L.
Series of two drawings - Proposed new road - Lasswade, Midlothian., 1816.
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Identifier: MS.5855 (6)-(7)
Dates:
1816.
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 L.
Series of two drawings - Proposed pier - Buckie, Banff - surveyed by D McDonald, Peterhead., 1852.
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Identifier: MS.5845 (67)-(68)
Dates:
1852.
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 B.
Series of two drawings - Proposed southern pier - Stonehaven, Kincardine - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1825.
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Identifier: MS.5862 (18)-(19)
Dates:
1825.
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 S.
Series of two drawings - Proposes sea wall on north side of lands of Trinity Lodge - Edinburgh, Trinity - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1822.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (80)-(81)
Dates:
1822.
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.
Series of two drawings - Retaining wall for Mr Trotter's property proposed to be erected on Princes Street - Edinburgh, Princes Street - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1820.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (48)-(49)
Dates:
1820.
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.
Series of two drawings - Section relative to Bonnington Mills - Edinburgh, Powderhall., 1819.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (52)-(53)
Dates:
1819.
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.
Series of two drawings - Sections of bridge - Lugton, Midlothian - surveyed by Shortreed., 1822.
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Identifier: MS.5855 (86)-(87)
Dates:
1822.
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 L.
Series of two drawings - Sections of Caledonian Railway at Lamington and Crawford Bridges - Clyde, River - surveyed by D Stevenson., 1848.
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Identifier: MS.5846 (46)-(47)
Dates:
1848.
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 C.
Series of two drawings - Sketch - Edinburgh, North Bridge., 1820.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (25)-(26)
Dates:
1820.
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.
Series of two drawings - Soundings - Cromarty, Firth, Ross., 1837.
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Identifier: MS.5846 (129)-(130)
Dates:
1837.
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 C.
Series of two drawings, undated - Design for Martello towers - Dunrobin, Sutherland., ?19th century.
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Identifier: MS.5847 (101)-(102)
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 D.
Series of two drawings, undated - Harbour and sections - Linedale, Skye., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5855 (45)-(46)
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 L.
Series of two drawings, undated - Sketches of proposed new buildings - Edinburgh, Regent Road., ?19th century.
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Identifier: MS.5849 (67)-(68)
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:
?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.
Series of two drawings - Wire bridge - Kingsmeadows, Peebles., 1820.
File
Identifier: MS.5854 (13)-(14)
Dates:
1820.
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 K.
Series of two drawings - Wooden bridge to be built on principle of Long's frame bridge - India - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1839.
File
Identifier: MS.5873 (1)-(2)
Dates:
1839.
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 relating to places in England and overseas.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas beginning with I.
Series of two drawings - Working drawings of Pier - Lochmaddy, Hebrides - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1879.
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Identifier: MS.5855 (58)-(59)
Dates:
1879.
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 L.
Series of two - one drawing and one print by J Taylor - Timber bridges at atlbetlingen and Schaffhausen - Switzerland., 1799, undated.
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Identifier: MS.5881 (74)-(75)
Dates:
1799, undated.
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 relating to places in England and overseas.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas beginning with S.
Seven bifolia, possibly a fragment from a bound volume, containing a series of drawings depicting different stages in the construction of a church., 164?4.
Item
Identifier: MS.7149
Scope and Contents
At folio 1 verso is a dedication in Latin to Fathers Andreas and Antonius Losson, founders of a college at Ypres, and to Maria van Breusegen and Maria Losson, co-founders, to whom the drawings were apparently presented by the college. The year 1644 (or possibly 1646), is given underneath the dedication in a rebus to which the date 24 April has been added in a contemporary hand. The dedication is enclosed in a border of thick ropes in blue, ending in orifices in red from which ears of corn...
Dates:
164?4.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Shān magico religious work, containing many references to the 'Vessantara-jātaka', and probably intended to instruct people how to gain victory over enemies - hatred, passion, illness, and evil spirits., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1898
Scope and Contents
The work is composed in the metrical style called by the Shāns 'Līk Haw'. It is written in a character resembling the scripts used for the Norā and Khāmtī dialects of Shān, but is not identical with either. It is illustrated with several drawings.
The date of the manuscript is uncertain; it is unlikely to be earlier than 1800.
An extract from notes made on the manuscript by Captain H J Inman has been placed with the manuscript.
Dates:
?19th century.
Signed and decorated address of the Polish patients to Anne Miller, Matron of Path Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8937
Dates:
1942.
Sketch book of Major-General John Brown, containing drawings in pen, pencil and watercolour of buildings and landscapes in Scotland and Ireland.
Item
Identifier: MS.8026
Scope and Contents
The artist made most of his sketches in August and September 1791, when he travelled from Elgin to Fort Augustus, Aviemore, and Cullen. There are also sketches of Edinburgh and of a few scenes in Ireland, and architectural drawings with measurements, mostly of Elgin Cathedral.
Dates:
1784-1792.