Collection consisting chiefly of sketches and drawings by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton, part 2, box 7., 1781-1820, and undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: Midlothian (71b) Craigmillar, Castle, drawing, 1781; (72a) Crichton, Castle, drawing, 1781; reproduced in ‘The antiquities of Scotland’ by Francis Grose (London: Samuel Hooper, 1791), volume 1, facing page 52*; (72b) Crichton, Collegiate Church, drawing of view from north-west; and, Crichton, Castle, 1789; (73) Crichton, Collegiate Church, plan, 1817, by Alexander Morton; (74) Borthwick, Castle, drawing, 1781; reproduced in ‘The antiquities of Scotland’ by Francis Grose (London: Samuel Hooper, 1791), volume 1, facing page 68; (75a) Edinburgh, Castle, sketch, undated; (75b) Edinburgh, Cowgate, sketch, undated; (75c) Edinburgh, Weigh house, sketch, undated; (76) Edinburgh, sketch, ?1784, of distant view; (77) Edinburgh, St. Anthony’s Chapel, drawing, 1781; (78a) Edinburgh, engraved plan, 1811; (78b) Edinburgh, St. Giles, plan, 1817, by Alexander Morton; (79a) Edinburgh, Holyroodhouse, print, undated, of view from the north-west (the original drawing of the view of the west font (The antiquities of Scotland’ by Francis Grose (London: Samuel Hooper, 1791), volume 1, facing page 30) does not appear in the collection)); (79b) Edinburgh, Holyroodhouse, plan, 1813, by Alexander Morton; (80) Edinburgh, Trinity Collegiate Church, plan, 1813, by Alexander Morton; (81) Edinburgh, Tron Church, drawing, 1781; (82) Edinburgh, Tron Church, sketch, [?1781], of (81); (83) Fala, Tower, drawing, 1781, of remains; (84a) Leith, drawing, 1784, of view from the fort; (84b) Leith, South Leith Church, drawing, undated, of sculptured stone, with notes; (84c) Leith, Poorhouse, drawing, undated, of inscription; (85a) Restalrig, drawing, undated; (85b) Restalrig, Collegiate Church, plan, 1813, by Alexander Morton; (86a) Roslin, Collegiate Church, sketch, 1802, of west end; (86b) Roslin, Collegiate Church, drawing, 1800, of monument possibly of Sir William Sinclair.
Dates
- Creation: 1781-1820, and undated.
Extent
25 Items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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