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A prospect of Edinburgh from the West. Line engraving. 1791. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Heath, James, 1757-1834, Engraver; Robinson, G., & Partners, Publisher.

Published in: Thomas Newte [= Thomson, William, 1746-1817] Prospects and Observations on a Tour in England and Scotland (1791).

Note: Pencil inscription: 'Newte's Tour (1791'.

Edinburgh from the Glasgow Road. Line engraving. 1 July 1821. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Hollis, George, 1793-1842, Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826).

St. Anthony's Chapel. Line engraving. 1821. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Archibald Constable & Co., Publisher.

Published in: Sixteen Engravings from Real Scenes, Supposed to Be Described in the Novels and Tales of the 'Author of Waverley' (1821).

Note: Duplicated by Coll-10/2/4. For another version of this vignette see Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] NTD0014.

St. Anthony's Chapel. Line engraving. 1821. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Archibald Constable & Co., Publisher.

Published in: Sixteen Engravings from Real Scenes, Supposed to Be Described in the Novels and Tales of the 'Author of Waverley' (1821).

Note: With 2 lines of quotation from Scott above. Duplicated by Coll-10/1/21(i).

The Tolbooth. Line engraving. October 1832. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, Engraver; Chapman and Hall, Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published … by Chapman & Hall, 186, Strand.

Published in: W. Finden, Landscape Illustrations of the Waverley Novels (1834), vol. 1.

Note: Below, at left: 'Heart of Midlothian'. Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] LIW0025.

[Tolbooth]. Line engraving. 1821. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver.

Note: Title-page vignette for Heart of Midlothian: this is a slightly cropped version of the plate in Sixteen Engravings from Real Scenes supposed to be described in the Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley (1821), with variant artist and engraver credits. See Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] NTD0012.

[View of Holyroodhouse and Arthur's Seat]. Line engraving. 1821. Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Archibald Constable & Co., Publisher.

Published in: Sixteen Engravings from Real Scenes, Supposed to Be Described in the Novels and Tales of the 'Author of Waverley' (1821).

Note: Vignette to illustrate Waverley; Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] NTD0002.