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Tracings. Drawings.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Images made by tracing, which is copying from an original by drawing over it onto a transparent or translucent piece of paper, cloth, or other material.

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Tracing - Harbour works - Cullen, Banff - surveyed by John Ross., 1887.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (138)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1887.

Tracing - Lock - Caledonian Canal, Inverness - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1822.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (15)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1822.

Tracing - New North British Railway Station, showing proposed access to Duncan Flockhart's - Edinburgh, Railways - surveyed by Charles Jopp and David Stevenson., 1851.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (96)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1851.

Tracing of a map of Africa from an atlas, presumably made by or for James Augustus Grant., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17939
Scope and Contents

The title, 'Map of Africa traced from an atlas entitled "ATLAS SIVE GEOGRAPHIA COMPENDIOSA IN QUA ORBIS TERRARUM PAUCIS ATTAMEN NOVISSIMIS TABULIS OSTENDITUR AMSTERDAM no date', is in the hand of James Augustus Grant. He further notes that 'Copies of the atlas are in the possesion of W Culbard Esq. North Lodge Elgin and the Rev. James Cooper, Broughty Ferry'.

Dates: Mid 19th century-late 19th century.