Album of sketches, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, and lithographs of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke., 1860-1863.
Scope and Contents
The sketches include scenes, portraits, objects, and incidents. Some are the source of woodcuts in John Hanning Speke’s ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ 1863, and some of these have notes in Speke’s hand.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1863.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Items ; 175 x 125 millimetres.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
The contents consist of 62 sketches, and 13 lithographs, various sizes (from several articles in the ‘Botanical Magazine’ and the ‘Proceedings of the Zoological Society’, accompanied by offprints of the articles), mounted in an oblong folio album.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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