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S. C. Campbell's drawing book showing sketches of Edinburgh, 1833-1835

 Item — Box: CLX-A-389
Identifier: Coll-1848/22-0031

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Scope and Contents

Drawing book by a "S. C. Campbell" showing pencil sketches mostly of Edinburgh and its surrounding areas, 1833-1835. There is also a drawing of a mill in Fife, and one of Cheptow Castle, in Wales.

Drawings

  1. Cottage. Caption: "James".
  2. Bridge over a river. Signed "S. C. Campbell" and dated "March 1833". Caption: "On the South Esk. Dalkeith".
  3. Tree and cottage next to a body of water. No caption.
  4. Cottage and ruins in a green setting. Caption: "Cottage at the Dean".
  5. Ruins in a green setting. Caption: "Kier Park".
  6. Tree and cows in a green setting, with a building in the distance. Signed "S. C. Campbell" and dated "May 1833". Caption: "Orphan Hospital from Dean Bridge".
  7. Arch bridge, and a house. Caption: "Dean Bridge". Signed "S. C. Campbell".
  8. Courtyard and houses, with city outline in the distance. Caption: "St George's and Castle from Crooks Garden Dean".
  9. Cottage and gates among trees. Caption: "Ravelstone Gate".
  10. Arch bridge over a river and houses. Caption: "Bell's Mills Bridge".
  11. View of Edinburgh with the castle in the distance. Caption: "St Stephen's from Inverleith".
  12. Cottage in a green setting, with three animals. Signed "S.C.C". Captions: "Redcastle Cottage. 1833."
  13. Arch bridge over a river, houses and tree. Signed "S. C. Campbell". Caption: "New Orphan Hospital" [now the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art].
  14. Water mill next to a river, in a wood. Signed "S. C. Campbell". Caption: "Mill in [Balcaras] [Dem?]. Fife".
  15. A man and a child on donkeyback, a man with a dog, and a small cottage. Signed "S. C. Campbell". No caption.
  16. A man on horseback (or donkeyback), a woman with a dog, and two children playing on the ground in a green setting, with a cottage in the background. Signed "S. C. Campbell" and dated "Septr [September] 1834".
  17. Arch bridge over a river, a stone tower, and trees. Signed "S. C. Campbell" and dated "Novr [November] 1834".
  18. Castle, vegetation, a river and a bridge in the distance. Signed "S. C. Campbell" and dated "March 1835". Caption: "Cheptow Castle".
  19. Small lake with a man and two cows, trees, and a tower in the distance. Signed "S. C. Campbell". No caption.

Dates

  • Creation: 1833-1835

Language of Materials

Captions in English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 volume ; 33.5 x 23.5 cm

Additional Description

Physical Location

CLX-A-389

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in June 2019. Accession no. SC-Acc-2022-0031.

Processing Information

Catalogued in April 2025 by Aline Brodin.

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Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
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