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:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Judd, J. to Julian, H., 1832-1952.
File
Identifier: MS.40629
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1832-1952.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood., 1862-1918.
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Identifier: MS.40108
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1862-1918, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood to John Murray III, John Murray IV, and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern works of hers published by the Murrays, including “Our viceregal life in India: selections from my journal” and “My Canadian journal 1872-8”. Later letters discuss the biography of her husband by Alfred Lyall, and also the impact of the First World War on her family. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1862:...
Dates:
1862-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mary Brodrick., 1891-1910.
File
Identifier: MS.40152
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891-1910, of Mary Brodrick to Hallam Murray and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern her work as editor of various publications published by Murray, including the travel handbooks for Egypt, Syria and Palestine; Brugsch’s “Egypt under the Pharaohs” and Mariette’s “Outlines of ancient Egyptian history”. There includes reference to her travels and work, particularly in Egypt. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891-1892: folios 1-75;...
Dates:
1891-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Solomon Malan., 1853-1889.
File
Identifier: MS.40762
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1853-1889 and uncertain dates, of Solomon Malan to John Murray III. They concern various proposals for publications, including “Aphorisms on drawing”, an account of travels in the Holy Land, and “Notes on the Proverbs.” They include discussion on the use of his sketches for copying and use by Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1853-1854: folios 1-5;1856-1857: folios 6-34;1858-1859: folios 35-73; (1)1861-1864:...
Dates:
1853-1889.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter Marsham Adams., 1890-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.40006
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1890-1898 and uncertain dates, of Walter Marsham Adams to John Murray IV, with related letters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1890: folios 1-2;1894: folios 3-25;1895: folios 26-84;1896: folios 85-90;1897: folios 91-102;1898: folios 103-141; (1)uncertain dates: folios 142-144. (2)1. Includes letter, 1898, of Charles Thompson to John Murray IV: folio 103;...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Lithographed 'Map of the proposed new lines of road between Soutra Mains farm house and Spottiswoode gate, shewing also the present road.... Surveyed by Henry Welch, 1827'., 1827.
Item
Identifier: MS.2953
'Loch Lung and Loch Dowi...' [i.e. Loch Long and Loch Duich]. , [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 15)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Loch Lyon [Lochs Linnhe, Eil and Leven]. on verso, Part of Rannach., [?1583-?1596]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.9(12)
Dates:
[?1583-?1596]
L[och] Ness, Abertarf, Glengarriff, Stranarrn, [and] Seats in Murrey, Glenmorisdenn, Vrwhodynn, Straharkegg., [?1583-?1596]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.9(5)
Dates:
[?1583-?1596]
'Lochabre Glencooen / R. G.', [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 37)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
'Lochabyr' [i.e. Lochaber]., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 38)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
'Lochabyre' [i.e. Lochaber]., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 36)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Logbook of Sir Warington Wilkinson Smyth, the geologist, containing accounts of two journeys made by him when he was a youth of eighteen and nineteen.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.5.15
Scope and Contents
The first account describes `A Cruize among the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. June 1836` and the second is a `Log of the Barbara of Bedford during her voyage from Bedford to York. July 1835` (folio 43).At the end of each log, there are lists of illustrations which apparently were meant to accompany the text, but the only drawings in the logbook appear in the second account. There is a map of the area between York and Bedford (folio 44) and a sketch of `A Yorkshireman`s...
Dates:
1835-1836.
[Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and adjoining part of USA]. Drawn by L Hebert. Printed at the Lithographic Establishment Quarter Master Generals Office Horse Guards., n.d.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(98)
'Lower part of Bu[quhan] [i.e. Buchan]'., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 33)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Lt Freeth's field sketch from the mountains near Paio in Spain westward to the Rover Coa in Portugal., n.d.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(66)
Scope and Contents
Ms note "illustrating the campaign of the Agueda Camp. - Sept 1811?"
Dates:
n.d.
Manuscript account of the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot on his visit to Paris during the Armistice of Versailles.
File
Identifier: Acc.14099
Scope and Contents
The file also contains diplomatic passes, notes, press cuttings, and a map of Paris.
Dates:
1871.
Manuscript and printed maps concerning railways between Edinburgh and Bathgate and between Airdrie and Bathgate.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.3301
Dates:
1845-1847.
Manuscript copy (text and maps) of John Adair’s ‘Description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland’., [1703, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1651 [Z.69/01]
Scope and Contents
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The papers include plans of forts and barracks, showing progress of work and proposed additions (notably at Fort George, Fort Augustus, Fort William, and Edinburgh), and surveys of roads.
Dates:
[1703, or before.]
Manuscript of the English text of the `Atlas Scoticus, or Description of Scotland ancient and modern` by Sir Robert Sibbald; with maps.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.15.1.1-15.1.1a
Dates:
1595-[Circa 1682.]
Manuscript of 'The Gododdin' by William Owen Pughe, with facing English translation, and other papers.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.18
Scope and Contents
The manuscript was written during 1784-1785 (see pages iii, 198) by William Owen Pughe (1759-1835), co-editor of ‘The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales’. For further transcripts of the work in his hand see the following National Library of Wales manuscripts: 13240 B; 21281 E, page 231, column a; Erfyl Fychan papers.The contents are as follows.(i) Line from an ‘awdl’ ascribed to Casnodyn: ‘Cyn glas ved cyn glassu vyggran’. ‘The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales’, volume 1,...
Dates:
1784-1785.
Manuscript, "The History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814", volume one, by William Napier., ? 1826-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.42501
Scope and Contents
The manuscript has been annotated, "Copied out by Col. W. Napiers Lady". Included are three maps, in manuscript, of battle plans.
Also included is a letter, 27 December 1901, of J.B. Hughes relating an anecdote about Napier; and a newspaper cutting, "Napier`s `Peninsular War`", from "The Times", 29 March 1928.
Dates:
? 1826-1928.
Manuscript works of Robert Purves Hardie concerning early British naval history, with transcripts, notes and maps.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5293-5307
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century.
Manuscripts of Cecilia Campbell, née Cleghorn, written before her marriage to Arthur Campbell of Catrine, Writer to the Signet, in 1851.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14300-14302
Dates:
Circa 1850-1877, undated.