The Cities and Town Planning Exhibitions, 1831 - 1917
Series
Identifier: Coll-1167/A
Scope and Contents
Exhibits, catalogues and supporting items that form Patrick Geddes' replacement Cities and Town Planning Exhibition. The replacement exhibition was constituted under the direction of Patrick Geddes' friend and colleague the architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester (1863-1953) and sent to India in December 1914. Geddes requested the constitution of the replacement exhibition after the loss of the original Cities and Town Planning Exhibition during its transportation to India, as a result of the sinking of the S.S. Grant south-west of India in October 1914. The Cities and Town Planning Exhibition included the Survey of Edinburgh as a case study. The replica Cities and Town Exhibition, consisted of over 4000 paintings, drawings, prints and plans collected and prepared for Patrick Geddes in 1914-15.
Dates
- 1831 - 1917
Creator
Language of Materials
From the Fonds:
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Extent
404 items : 75 photographic prints; 35 engravings; 82 plans; 37 maps; 17 drawings; 5 lithographs; 48 illustrations; 8 prints; 21 collotypes; 1 etching; 7 watercolours; 7 pamphlets; 6 reproduction photographic prints; 5 reproduction extracts; 2 diagrams; 3 reproduction reports
Arrangement
The intellectual arrangement reflects the physical arrangement of the Cities and Town Planning Exhibition as set out in the catalogue of the Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, Dublin, 1911.
Contextual Resource
Geddes, P., and Mears, F. C., Cities and Town Planning Exhibition Guide-Book and Outline Catalogue (Dublin, Browne and Nolan, Limited, 1911)
(https://archive.org/details/citiestownplanni00gedd/page/n2/mode/2up) courtesy of Toronto University Library
Previous Location
The Outlook Tower, Edinburgh
Processing Information
All of the items within Coll-1167/A/1 which refer to the exhibition catalogues and contextual information are noted missing and to be located (2016-2020 stock-check).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk