Maps. Cartographic materials.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to graphic or photogrammetric representations of the Earth's surface or a part of it, including physical features and political boundaries, where each point corresponds to a geographical or celestial position according to a definite scale or projection. The term may also refer to similar depictions of other planets, suns, other heavenly bodies, or areas of the heavens. Maps are typically depicted on a flat medium, such as on paper, a wall, or a computer screen.
Found in 680 Collections and/or Records:
Journal, with printed maps and photographs, by William Douglas of the firm of Douglas and Foulis.
File
Identifier: MS.10975
Scope and Contents
The journal records visits to West Sutherland including Handa Island, 1888, and to Ailsa Craig, with an account of the making of curling stones, 1889.
Dates:
1888-1889.
Journals of Ernest James Harris, Bank Manager, Haddington, consisting largely of accounts of caravanning holidays in Scotland, England, Wales, and Europe but also of a motoring tour in North America.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13360
Scope and Contents
Ernest James Harris spent his working life as a banker with the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was a branch manager in Leith and later for many years in Haddington. In the early 1970s, he represented the Bank in New York. The journals provide a detailed record of family holidays, generally by caravan, over more than thirty years. They are illustrated with pasted in specifications of caravans owned by the family, leaflets and plans of caravan sites visited, photographs, postcards,...
Dates:
1960-1985
Journals, orders, letters and other papers of Lieutenant-General Hon Sir William Stewart relating to commands and service at home and abroad, and to the formation of the Rifle Brigade.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9074/1-74
Scope and Contents
Acc.9074/1-61 consist of 61 bound volumes entitled 'The Cumloden Papers'.
Dates:
1713-1909.
Karte der Gegend zwischen Hannover Hameln und Hildesheim zum Gebrauch beim Herbst Manoeuvre im Jahre 1826. Academie des General Stabes., 1826.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(156)
Scope and Contents
Coloured map.
Dates:
Other: 1826.
'Keanrosse-shyre descrybed / be Ja. Gordon, at Keanrosse.', 1642.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 52)
Scope and Contents
Imprint: Oct. 25 1642.
Dates:
1642.
La Veneta Laguna antica e moderna. Alvise del. ; Ant. Sandi scolp. Venice:Teodoro Viero, 1799., 1799.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(137)
Large traced map, undated, of Old Loch Leven, 1833, with old and new margins., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.12135/111
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
Undated.
Leaflets, maps, ephemera, and a magazine concerning the United States of America, collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Bleeding Hearts’; with cover proofs of the novel., 1991-2000, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50417
Scope and Contents
Leaflets contain information on The World Trade Center in New York City (Folios 1-8) and The National Ranching Heritage Center in Texas (Folio 9).Maps are of the USA (Folio 10) and the Manhattan Subway (Folio 11).Ephemera includes a plastic bag displaying the Pledge of Allegiance (Folio 12) and a ‘Passport to Pleasure’ from Las Vegas (Folios 13-22).Magazine is ‘Destination Washington’ (Folios 23-122).Cover proofs (Folio 123-132)....
Dates:
1991-2000, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and working papers of the thriller novels of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the Jack Harvey novels by Ian Rankin.
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Typescript of 'Bleeding Hearts' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers, press cuttings, and cover proofs.
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Press cuttings, magazines, leaflets, and other informational material gathered by Ian Rankin as research for his novel 'Bleeding Hearts'.
Legal papers, maps and prospectuses, largely concerning a Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh canal, and the Slamannan Railway, Stirlingshire.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5855
Dates:
circa 1835-circa 1856.
Legende pour le plan de la Bataille de Rivoli [to accompany Adv.MS.46.10.2(135)]. No. 31., Circa 1797.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(136)
Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1886, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15130-15136
Scope and Contents
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3258-3276
Dates:
1769-1883, undated.
Letters and papers relating chiefly to the Herring Fisheries in Scotland, and to police and prisons in Scotland, with a few maps and plans of prisons., 1779-1848.
Series
Identifier: MSS.354A-C
Letters and papers, some printed, including a few photographs, formerly loosely enclosed throughout MSS.20087-20205 which could not be pasted or tipped in where they were found., 1901-1929, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20207
Scope and Contents
A list of the volumes where the various items were formerly located is placed at the beginning (folio i).
Dates:
1901-1929, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Miscellaneous papers of the Haldane and Burdon-Sanderson families.
Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1886, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15130-15133
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1804.
File
Identifier: MS.15130
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1804.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
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Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1806-1836.
File
Identifier: MS.15131
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1806-1836.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
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Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
Letters, field diary, copies of off prints of articles, and map relating to the Oxford-Cambridge natural history expedition to St Kilda., 1910, 1931-1933.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/218
Scope and Contents
Containing:(i) Letters (1 each), 1931, from father of John Norman Stuart Buchan and from Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, then proprietor of the islands.(ii) Field diary while on St Kilda, July 1931.(iii) Copies of off prints of articles produced by the expedition John Norman Stuart Buchan, T H Harrisson and David Lack, ‘The early autumn Migration at St Kilda in 1931’ from The Scottish Naturalist, January-February, 1932; and Harrisson and J A Moy-Thomas,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910, 1931-1933.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, mostly relating to various societies and activities.
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, relating to exploration and exploration societies.
Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and photocopies of material permanently exhibited there.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10707-10756
Dates:
1792-1874, undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Johnson, S. to Johnston, T., 1819-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40623
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Johnson, Stuart Henry James.Letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Johnson, Thomas.Letter, 1889, of Thomas Johnson to John Murray III. Folio 4....
Dates:
1819-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Barstow to Bartlett., 1821-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.40064
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Barstow, Beatrice, 1911: folios 1-2;Barthelemy, A., 1896: folios 3-9;Barthelemy, Pierre, 1829: folios 10-11;Bartholdy, Jakob Salomon , 1821: folios 12-14;
includes letter, 1821, of Jakob Saloman Bartholdy to Charles Eastlake: folios 12-13;
Bartholomew, John George, 1890-1900: folios 15-28;with letters of John...
Dates:
1821-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Buckle to Budge., 1828-1931.
File
Identifier: MS.40166
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Buckle, George, 1885-1931: folios 1-23:includes letter, 1904, of George Buckle concerning Valentine Chirol, with his business card: folios 6-7;Buckle, Samuel, 1833-1834: folios 24-25;Buckler, John, 1881: folios 26-29:includes letter, 1881, of John Buckler to Frederic Cook: folios 26-27;Buckley, Henry, 1916: folios...
Dates:
1828-1931.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Guillemard, J. to Gunther., 1807-1942.
File
Identifier: MS.40498
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Guillemard, John Lewis.
Letter, 1829, of John Lewis Guillemard to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Guinness, Richard Seymour.Letter, 1906, of Richard Seymour Guinness to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Guinness, Robert.Letters, 1894, of Robert Guinness to John Murray IV. Folios 4-7.Guise, Laura Lilian.Letter, 1913, of Laura Lilian...
Dates:
1807-1942.