Sketches.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Rough or summary art works; less finished than studies. Though sketches are often in the drawing medium, the term ""drawings"" in general implies more finished works than does ""sketches"" .
Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:
Drawing - Sketch showing method of widening - Edinburgh, North Bridge., 1835.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (31)
Dates:
1835.
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.
Drawing - Sketch showing proposed feuing of lands of Heriot's Hospital - Edinburgh: Calton Hill - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1819.
Item
Identifier: MS.5848 (10)
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 Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Drawing, undated - Harbour: sketch of weir at upper end of harbour - Lybster, Caithness., ?Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5855 (99)
Dates:
?Mid 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.
Drawing, undated - Sketch design for bridge - Don, River, Aberdeen., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5847 (15)
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.
Drawing, undated - Sketch of Apple Rock - Elie, Fife., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (110)
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.
Drawing, undated - Sketch of concrete sewers - Kelso, Roxburgh., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5854 (7)
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 K.
Drawing, undated - Sketch of East End with proposed alterations - Edinburgh, Princes Street., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (50)
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.
Drawing, undated - Sketch plan and section of road - Edinburgh: Calton Hill., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5848 (15)
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 Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Drawing, undated - Sketch survey of turnpike road from Linlithgow to Falkirk at Castle Bridge - Linlithgow, West Lothian - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., [?1822.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5855 (48)
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.
Drawing , undated - Sketches of lands - Edinburgh: Beechwood and Murrayfield., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5848 (5)
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 Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Drawings by John Claude Nattes, chiefly of Scottish scenes and buildings., 1780-1801, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5203
Scope and Contents
Sketch in pencil and ink, ‘Castle Stewart [i.e. Stuart] near Inverness the property of the Earl of Murray [i.e. Moray], Sepʳ. 30 [1799]’. (Folio 1.)Sketch in pencil and ink, ‘Castle Stewart [i.e. Stuart], Sep. 30 [1799]’. (Folio 2.)Sketch in pencil and ink, ‘View of Inverness from the Edinburgh road, Octʳ. 1 (1799)’. (Folio 3.)Sketch in pencil and ink, ‘The pier and part of the Firth of Cromarty, Oct. 3 [1799]’. Reproduced in ‘Scotia Depicta’ by J C...
Dates:
1780-1801, undated.
Envelope to Pete Horobin, containing handwritten correspondence with sketch., 1981.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 44[C-0436-81]
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Each letter has its original envelope, on the outside of which has been added a DATA project reference number.
Dates:
1981.
Estate books, being a number of partly printed bound volumes relating in various ways to the Ellices’ estates in Glengarry and Glenquoich., 1834-1921, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15152-15169
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Dates:
1834-1921, 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.
'Exercitationes metaphysicae', a volume of lecture notes on metaphysics taken by James Hamilton, from lectures delivered at Glasgow University, probably by the regent John Tran., 1687.
File
Identifier: MS.9385 [Manuscript]
Scope and Contents
In addition to the lectures, the notebook also contains two class lists (folios 1, 127), an ink sketch of a ship of the period (folio 124), and the draft of a letter relating to books belonging to James Hamilton's father (folio 125).
Dates:
1687.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lecture notebooks, written at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities.
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'Exercitationes metaphysicae', a volume of lecture notes on metaphysics taken by James Hamilton, from lectures delivered at Glasgow University, probably by the regent John Tran; with original cover.
'Exercitationes metaphysicae', a volume of lecture notes on metaphysics taken by James Hamilton, from lectures delivered at Glasgow University, probably by the regent John Tran; with original cover., 1687.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.9385
Family and miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray., 1866-?1941, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27285
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Family papers of the Murray and Robbie families, 1866-1926, undated (folio 1). They include genealogical material and a few family letters. (ii) Miscellaneous papers of Charles Murray, 1890-?1941, undated (folio l9).
Dates:
1866-?1941, undated.
Folder with miscellaneous drawings and watercolours., Mid 19th century.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/345
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:
Mid 19th century.
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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Forbes Family sketch books.
Forty-nine sketches of Macao, Canton, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and neighbourhood, by Walter George Dickson., [?1850-?1860.]
File
Identifier: MS.503
Scope and Contents
Inserted at the beginning are a letter and a prefatory note by the Reverend John Stirton.
Dates:
[?1850-?1860.]
Forty-one sketches of Macao by Walter George Dickson., [?1850-?1860.]
File
Identifier: MS.504
Scope and Contents
According to a note on the flyleaf these are 'Sketches after Geo. Chinnery'.
Dates:
[?1850-?1860.]
French notes, diary and sketches., 1830.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/370
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:
1830.
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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Forbes Family Notebooks.
Friendship album in which are illustrated the likes and dislikes of various contributors.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14130
Scope and Contents
A friendship or confession album in which are illustrated the likes and dislikes of various contributors. Several of the identifiable contributors are Scottish and others have links to Liverpool. Only 13 of the pre-printed album pages have been filled in. Contributors include:A M Brancker, probably Anne Mary Harrison (fl 1845-1901), née Brancker.D M Brancker, probably Dorette Maude Harris (1852-1924), née Brancker H J Brancker, probably Helen...
Dates:
1873-1875.
Further papers of Captain Archibald D Cochrane
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14119
Scope and Contents
The papers relate to Captain Cochrane's career in politics and as Governor of Burma. They include letters from Cochrane to his wife, Julia Cochrane, 1936-1937; and correspondence between Cochrane and the British naval officers with whom he escaped in 1917 from a Turkish prisoner of war camp, 1921-1958.
Dates:
1921-1958.
‘Gem selection: Scottish songs’ edited by Alfred W Tomlyn, 7th edition (Edinburgh, undated); signed, with an autograph portrait sketch, Perth, 1928, of himself by Sir Harry Lauder; with other signatures inside the front cover.
Item
Identifier: MS.21833
Dates:
1928.
Grangerized copy of R H Cromek’s 'Reliques of Robert Burns', 4th edition, (London, 1817), part I (pages [i]-186)., 1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.1654
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Part of the correspondence belongs, in date and subject, to the previous volume. The greater part belongs to the years 1805-1819, and deals with R H Cromek's scheme for an edition of Burns illustrated by Thomas Stothard, (Member of the Royal Academy of Arts), and with the preparation of the 8th edition of James Currie, edited by Gilbert Burns. Among the illustrations are several original sketches by Stothard, of scenes and objects associated with Burns.
Dates:
1st quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly relating to the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
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Grangerized copy of R H Cromek’s 'Reliques of Robert Burns', 4th edition (London, 1817), with correspondence of Cadell & Davies, James Currie, John McCreery, Gilbert Burns, R H Cromek, William Roscoe, and others.
Grangerized copy of R H Cromek’s 'Reliques of Robert Burns', 4th edition, (London, 1817), part II (pages 187-453)., 1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.1655
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Part of the correspondence belongs, in date and subject, to the previous volume. The greater part belongs to the years 1805-1819, and deals with R H Cromek's scheme for an edition of Burns illustrated by Thomas Stothard, (Member of the Royal Academy of Arts), and with the preparation of the 8th edition of James Currie, edited by Gilbert Burns. Among the illustrations are several original sketches by Stothard, of scenes and objects associated with Burns.
Dates:
1st quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly relating to the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
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Grangerized copy of R H Cromek’s 'Reliques of Robert Burns', 4th edition (London, 1817), with correspondence of Cadell & Davies, James Currie, John McCreery, Gilbert Burns, R H Cromek, William Roscoe, and others.