Low, George, 1746-1795, Naturalist
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A Tour through the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, by Rev.George Low, 1774
Item
Identifier: La.III.580
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Bound volumes constitute Section III of the Laing Collection with shelfmarks La.III. This long series of bound volumes includes copies of the scriptures and portions of the scriptures on vellum; breviaries and missals on vellum; treatises, discourses, sermons and notes on theological matters; and, treatises and notes on philosophical matters. There is historical, legal, and biographical material, and also letters. Within the series too there are some well known Scottish musical texts, poems,...
Dates:
1774
Papers of George Low
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-251
Scope and Contents
The material consists of Low's Orkney manuscripts:
Dc.6.102/1-3 Low's Orkney manuscripts, c.1773 in 3 volumes (History of Orkney parts 1-8; History of Orkney parts 9-19; Description and Chronology parts 20-25; typed transcript of the same).
Dc.6.103 Work on Orkney flora and fauna.
Dc.6.104 A course of microscopial observations 1771-1772.
Dc.6.105...
Dates:
1766-1773