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Moray House, Canongate, c 1914

 Item — Box: Box A
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/8/7a

Scope and Contents

Duplicate copy or print of Joseph Nash's lithograph of Moray House, Edinburgh which depicts a battle or skirmish outside Moray House at Canongate, Edinburgh. Moray House was built in the 1620s by Mary, Dowager Countess of Home. It served as Cromwell's Edinburgh lodgings and was the scene of some of the negotiations which led to the Treaty of Union in 1707. The building is now part of the University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education. The illustration is an example of the surviving mansions of Renaissance nobles. Signed by J Nash. “J. Nash (delin.). Lithographer Thomas Picken, (lith). Day & Son, Glasgow, R. Griffen & Co.; Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.”

Dates

  • Creation: c 1914

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 lithograph ; 14.1 x 19.7 cms; 24.4 x 33.4 cms (mounted)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition apart from small tears on right hand and left hand edges.

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located

Previous reference

A2.49

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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