Dalyell, John Graham, 1775-1851 (Antiquary and Naturalist)

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Printed book: A Brief Analysis of the Ancient Records of the Bishopric of Moray by John Graham Dalyell.

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Printed book, A Brief Analysis of the Chartularies of the Abbey of Cambuskenneth, the Chapel Royal of Stirling, and the Preceptory of St. Anthony at Leith, by John Graham Dalyell.

Content warning: This Notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s return to the UK after his second travel to America (Notebooks 121- 145), and so covers American and UK topics, whilst he is based on London, before travelling to Kinnordy - via Edinburgh, Granton and Craig Crook Castle. Note on pg. 70 indexed as 'Ld Cockburn, Hill's daguerrotype' indicates they visited Bonaly, where the Lyell were photographed. This notebook has a hard light brown cover with red on the spine and in triangles on the corners....

Scope and Contents The papers consist of some 158 volumes of notebooks of manuscript notes and printed matter. The subjects of the notebooks are wide and varied: antiquities, superstitions, human society, tours, musical practice, natural history, rare and remarkable animals, properties of animals, terabella littoralis, ichthology, the will of the creator, the power of the creator, experiments and observations, punishments, and extracts from records. There are references and bibliographies too. The printed...

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Manuscript book containing draft notes and 3 envelopes containing drawings relating to the book Powers of the Creator which was published 1851-1858 in 3 volumes.

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Manuscript books and one envelope of drawings of notes used for the book Rare and Remarkable Animals of Scotland, published in 1847.

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Manuscript book, which is a draft of the book The Powers of the Creator, which was published 1851-1858 in 3 volumes.