Sketchbook of watercolour and pencil sketches by John Francis Campbell, some quite rough and incomplete, mainly of people and places he encountered on a tour in Norway in August and September 1857, concentrating on the areas around the Hardanger and Sogne fjords., 1857.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.3.21
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.
The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.
Dates
- Creation: 1857.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English; Scottish Gaelic
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 63 + several blank folios. Oblong folio.)
Bibliography
Several of the sketches (folios 20, 22-23, 46-49) were published in ‘Frost and Fire’ by John Francis Campbell (Edinburgh, 1865), volume 1, pages 209, 215, 100, 197, 204 and 206.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk