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Napier, Mark, c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/7/28

Scope and Contents

Portrait of Mark Napier. Caption: "Sheriff Mark Napier 1798-1879. (Scottish Historical Biographer)".

Dates

  • Creation: c 1843-1847

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

From an exhibition caption: "Mark Napier 1798-1879 Advocate and historical writer Studied at Edinburgh University Calotype print, Circa 1843-1847". From a typed note pasted on the page: "Napier, Mark (1798-1879), Scottish historical biographer; was edcuated at Edinburghl advocate, 1820; sheriff-depute of Dumfriesshire, 1844; published 'The Law of Prescription in Scotland', 1839, and historical works on the earldom of Lennox, the Napiers, Montrose, and Graham of Claverhouse. [xl. 69]".

Full Extent

1 photograph

Physical Location

Originally from Volume V, p. 372. Now in grey box no. 3.

General

LUNA Work Record ID: 0012124

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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