Circular Device or Globe, c 1890-c 1910
Item — Box: Box 4 of 7
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/26/24/3
Scope and Contents
Photographed at the parapet of the Outlook Tower. "Geddes' Tower from its ground floor, where a globe made by Élisée Reclus sybolised earthwide relationships..." Reclus was a French geographer exiled during the French Civil War of 1871. Two globes made by Reclus are extant and held by the University of Edinburgh Archives and Special Collections..
Dates
- Creation: c 1890-c 1910
Creator
- From the Sub-Series: Geddes, Alasdair, 1891-1917 (geographer and sociologist) (Person)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds:
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Full Extent
1 glass plate negative ; 5" x 4"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cracked; piece missing; conserved 2018, sink matted, stored in larger box to core series of glass plate negatives
Stock Check (2016-2020)
Located 2017
Previous reference
PSE/X/3
Geographic
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