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Palace Gate. Etching. 1829. Skene, James, 1775-1864, Artist, Etcher; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: James Skene, A Series of Sketches of the Existing Localities Alluded to in the Waverley Novels (1829).

Note: Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] SKE0003.

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Salisbury Crags. Etching. 1829. Skene, James, 1775-1864, Artist, Etcher; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: James Skene, A Series of Sketches of the Existing Localities Alluded to in the Waverley Novels (1829).

Note: Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] SKE0035.

Scope and Contents St. Cuthbert's. Line engraving. February 1839. Roberts, David, 1796-1864, Artist; Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, Engraver; Skene, James, 1775-1864, Artist; Chapman and Hall, Publisher.Publisher statement: London, Published … by Chapman & Hall, 86, Strand.Published in: W. Finden, Landscape Illustrations of the Waverley Novels (1834), vol. 2.Note: Drawn by D. Roberts, from a sketch by J. Skene. Below, at left: 'Fortunes of Nigel'. Illustrating Scott...

Scope and Contents Framed print of a pen and ink watercolour, a copy of a drawing by James Skene of Rubislaw. The Earl of Haddington's House was built and occupied by the Earl of Haddington; approximately on the site of the “Cunzie House” or the Old Mint, and later of George IV Bridge. The building was sometimes referred to as “The French Ambassador's House”. See Robert Chamber's "Traditions of Edinburgh" (1868) in which there is a small picture of a house, identical with this item, which is described as the...

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White Horse Inn. Etching. 1829. Skene, James, 1775-1864, Artist, Etcher; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: James Skene, A Series of Sketches of the Existing Localities Alluded to in the Waverley Novels (1829).

Note: Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] SKE0004.