Drawings. Visual works.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Visual works produced by drawing, which is the application of lines on a surface, often paper, by using a pencil, pen, chalk, or some other tracing instrument to focus on the delineation of form rather than the application of color. This term is often defined broadly to refer to computer-generated images as well. (AAT) Include sketches under 'Drawings', but ignore doodles, unless particularly noteworthy. (NLS) In the published catalogues this heading was used for pictures. The heading 'Pictures' was used for all lists of pictures and for descriptions of treatises on pictures. (NLS) .
Found in 1221 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous portraits and prints of the Faculty of Advocates., ?19th century-?20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: F.R.502/1-F.R.502/2
Dates:
?19th century-?20th century.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Series
Identifier: MS.20311
Dates:
18th century-20th century.
Newspaper-cuttings, photographs, drawings and correspondence of J P Earwaker, Merton College, Oxford, relating to certain swords inscribed 'Edwardus Prins Anglie' (the "Black Prince's sword")., 1872-1873.
File
Identifier: MS.2676
Scope and Contents
Part of the correspondence is in a pocket at the end of the volume; its foliation continues that of the volume itself.
Dates:
1872-1873.
Nine drawings and a map for 'A reed shaken by the wind', by Gavin Maxwell., 1957.
File
Identifier: Acc.10555/17
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.
With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.
Dates:
1957.
Nine letters of George Manson to John Blair.
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Identifier: Acc.9388
Scope and Contents
With pend drawings.
Dates:
1873-1875.
Nine letters of John Brown.
File
Identifier: Acc.6882
Scope and Contents
With two drawings by Brown, four letters from his sister, and associated photographs.
Dates:
1875 and undated.
Nine letters (two incomplete) of James W Herald to J D Mackay.
File
Identifier: Acc.9542
Scope and Contents
Mostly concerning Herald`s paintings, with associated drawings.
Dates:
1893-1897 and undated.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Innes Papers, containing Genealogical and historical account with Pedigrees of various Innes branches, copies, Registers, inscriptions on Tombs and private remarks'., [?1850-?1855.]
Item
Identifier: MS.626
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1855.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Notebook, compiled by a student at Glasgow United Free Church Training College.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4919
Scope and Contents
Containing drawings and notes on nature study, architecture, and other subjects.
Dates:
1904-1906.
Notebook of James Steuart, Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe.
Item
Identifier: MS.5725
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains: copies of James Steuart’s appointment to the office of Keeper of the King's Wardrobe, 1737 (folio 1); list of perquisites of the office (folio 3); order for drawing up inventories (folio 4 verso); copy of inventories, 1685, 1714, of the furniture in different departments of Holyroodhouse, such as the Wardrobe, Council Chamber, Exchequer, Session House, etc., (folio 8); and a history of the office, including copies of documents relating to it (folio 28 verso). Most of...
Dates:
1685-1769.
Notebook of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver of a ‘Record of Climbs’, with some line drawings., 1929-1935.
Item
Identifier: MS.24670
Scope and Contents
At the back of the notebook are notes on mountaineering as a sport.
Dates:
1929-1935.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, literary papers, and photographs, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver, 1921-1944, together with diaries and miscellaneous papers of his mother, Elizabeth Oliver, wife of Major Edward Oliver, Veterinary Advisor to the Indian government, 1905-1946, undated.
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Papers of and concerning Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver.
Notebook of Lieutenant-General G H Hutton containing notes and drawings of, and many extracts concerning various churches and religious houses, begun in 1793 as a record of places that Hutton had visited., 1793, and after.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.30.5.17
Scope and Contents
The volume originally consisted of folios 1-46, to which two sets of additional leaves (folios 47-58, 59-65) have been stitched in at the back. A leaf has been cut out after folio 63.
Dates:
1793, and after.
Notebook of Major-General John Brown., 1796-1800.
Item
Identifier: MS.3268
Dates:
1796-1800.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
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Notebooks of Major-General John Brown, containing surveys, sketch-maps, notes on fortifications, and personal notes made in Ireland.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.19396
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Thomas Traill was born in Orkney in 1781 of the family of Traill of Tirlot and the collection includes miscellaneous genealogical, legal and historial material relating to Orkney. He graduated in medicine in the University of Edinburgh in 1802 and by 1803 had settled in practice in Liverpool where he became a prominent figure being prime mover in the foundation of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool of which he was first Secretary, and assisting in the foundation of the Royal...
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.19397
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Thomas Traill was born in Orkney in 1781 of the family of Traill of Tirlot and the collection includes miscellaneous genealogical, legal and historial material relating to Orkney. He graduated in medicine in the University of Edinburgh in 1802 and by 1803 had settled in practice in Liverpool where he became a prominent figure being prime mover in the foundation of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool of which he was first Secretary, and assisting in the foundation of the Royal...
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.19398
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Thomas Traill was born in Orkney in 1781 of the family of Traill of Tirlot and the collection includes miscellaneous genealogical, legal and historial material relating to Orkney. He graduated in medicine in the University of Edinburgh in 1802 and by 1803 had settled in practice in Liverpool where he became a prominent figure being prime mover in the foundation of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool of which he was first Secretary, and assisting in the foundation of the Royal...
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Susan Marjoribanks containing brief notes of botanical and common names of plants observed, with dates, and drawings of selected specimens.
Item
Identifier: MS.8913
Scope and Contents
The compiler is presumably the youngest daughter of Sir John Marjoribanks, 2nd Baronet, of Lees.
Dates:
1820.
Notebook of William Wallace.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8250
Scope and Contents
Containing verses and drawings.
With some unconnected letters.
Dates:
1900-1901.
Notebooks of Major-General John Brown., 1799-1803.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2866-2867
Scope and Contents
The notebooks contain personal notes, mathematical calculations, drawings connected with fortification and gunnery, and notes on mechanical devices, astronomical observations and apparatus, painting, etc.
Dates:
1799-1803.
Notes and drawings by John Gibson Lockhart., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1623-1626
Dates:
Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Notes and drawings - Notes on harbour extension - Ayr - surveyed by John Gibb and Son, Aberdeen., 1831.
Item
Identifier: MS.5844 (149)
Dates:
1831.
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 A.
Notes and other material on historical and other subjects, titled ‘Miscellanies’; some notes, etc., are in Sir Walter Scott’s hand., 12th century-1830, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.912
Scope and Contents
The papers include:German poem on the death of the terrier Camp, apparently by Henry Weber [?1809] (folio 14);James Hogg's ‘Glen-Avin’, in his autograph (folio 16);Prologue in Sir Walter Scott’s hand and apparently composed by him to ‘Helga’, probably the tragedy produced in Edinburgh in 1812 (folio 24);Drawing of the Torrs Mask presented to Scott by Train, with a description of it by Joseph Train (folio 80);Poem ‘To Time. By a...
Dates:
12th century-1830, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Miscellaneous material, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
Notes of the lectures of Sir James Young Simpson, titled, "Midwifery by Dr. Simpson, Edinburgh, Nov. '52", taken, partly in shorthand, by Frederick Cock.
File
Identifier: MS.3542
Scope and Contents
Pages 120-134 deal with Chloroform, its history, discovery, effects, and the rules for its use. On pages 240-241 there are drawings of apparatus for the use of chloroform.
Dates:
1852.
Original and print by W Smith - Harbour - Buckie, Banff - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1856-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.5845 (75)-(76)
Dates:
1856-1857.
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 B.
Original artwork by Alasdair Gray for novels and short stories.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10191/1-39
Scope and Contents
Includes artwork for his books 'Lanark' (Canongate, 1981), 'Unlikely stories, mostly' (Canongate, 1983), '1982, Janine' (Cape, 1984) and 'Lean tales' (Cape, 1985; Abacus, 1987), as well as for Carl MacDougall's 'A scent of water' (Molendinar Press, 1975).
Dates:
1983, undated.