Scope and Contents The volume begins by describing several visits Campbell made to mines in Wales and the South of England while he was involved in collecting information and witnesses for the Mines` Commission, of which he was Secretary, in 1863 (folios 3-17). There are also a few watercolours made on a visit to Ireland in 1863 (folios 19 verso-30).One or two letters have been inserted in the volume, mainly from Sir Kenneth S Mackenzie of Gairloch and his gamekeeper, 1863-1864, and a few press...

Scope and Contents The journal is illustrated with watercolour and pencil sketches, photographs and rock-rubbings. Throughout, Campbell stresses the geological aspects of the places visited, particularly with regard to glaciation, and at the end of the volume his printed pamphlet ‘On the Glaciation of Ireland’ is inserted. There are also several letters to Campbell from various correspondents, 1872, and at the beginning of the volume several press cuttings relating to Gaelic literature and the Ossianic...

Scope and Contents The volume falls roughly into two sections:(i) Experiments in and notes on Thermography, a subject in which Campbell became increasingly interested towards the end of his life.As a result of his experiments with the sun`s rays, he published several pamphlets, two of which are included in this volume:‘Time Scales Horizontal and Vertical’ (folio 169) and “Campbell`s Registering Sun-Dial” (folio 152). There are also notes, diagrams and cuttings relating to...

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There are a few pen and ink sketches to illustrate the text and a letter to Campbell from Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite pretender, 1846.

On the back board of the volume he has recorded the results of hunting and fishing expeditions made throughout his tour.

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There are detailed accounts of his visits to Spain, Greece, Italy and Switzerland with small watercolour sketches accompanying his description of Spain.

The manuscript is made up of six notebooks of varying sizes bound together.

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The first part of the volume, however, contains correspondence, notes and cuttings concerning the Ossianic controversy and experiments in meteorology with diagrams and notes.

Several printed ‘Proceedings of the Geological Society’ for 1873-1874 are also included (folios 21, 26, 42).

Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Watercolour and pencil sketches made on a sailing trip round the west coast of Scotland in 1877, accompanied by notes of a mainly geological nature (folios 1-39).(ii) Watercolour sketches, photographs and notes recording his visit to Egypt and Syria from January to April 1878 (folios 47-142).(iii) Press cuttings and notes on the Argyllshire Election of 1878 in which Lord Colin Campbell participated (folios...

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There is also a series of pencil sketches at the back of the volume of various people Campbell encountered during court cases he attended while studying law. In some cases, he gives a brief note on the proceedings.

A printed extract from Campbell’s pamphlet, ‘Notes on the Stature of the Lapps’ is inserted between folios 64 and 65.

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The drawings are particularly of Laplanders and their surroundings.

There is no journal describing this Norwegian Tour.

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Since Campbell spent most of his time travelling in the extreme north of the country, the watercolour and pencil sketches are mainly of the scenery and people of Lapland.

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Sketchbook containing 25 pages of pencil and crayon drawings. The majority of sketches have been dated and their location noted, representing Lucinda Mackay's trip to Bruges, Belgium in 2009. Subjects portrayed include individuals, artists at work, city scenes, and nature scenes.

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Small spiral-bound sketchbook containing 25 pages of ink drawings, documenting the artist's trip to Istanbul, Turkey in [?1995]. Images are untitled and undated. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies with 3-4 images representing local buildings of interest.

Scope and Contents Hardback check design sketchbook containing 74 pages of drawings and diary entries by the artist, documenting her visit to the Loire Valley, France in October 1998. Sketch mediums used include ink, pencil and crayon. The first diary entry is dated as 16 October 1998 and concludes on 21 October. A previous travel diary documents the beginning of the trip, commencing on 12 October 1998. In this diary the artist charts her visits to Amboise, Fontevraud, Azay-le-Rideau, and Tours, noting sights...

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Campbell also includes rubbings of ornamental tiles from some of the Indian temples he visited.

At the end of the volume there are a few photographs of Windsor Castle (folios 127-129).

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64 watercolours, mainly landscapes, painted on tours of Scotland (1871) and North Wales (1876). Also 16 small watercolours of Charles Philips Trevelyn. Mary Frances Wicksteed was governess to the Philips and Trevelyan families.