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Sketchbook of watercolours of Scottish views by Hilda Burnet Salvesen, 1906-1908

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0071

Scope and Contents

This is a booklet containing watercolour sketches of Scottish landscapes by Hilda Burnet Salvesen (later Smith), daughter of Ted Salvesen, and granddaughter of founder Salve Christian Frederik Salvesen, founder of Christian Salvesen Ltd. Most sketches are captioned and dated from 3rd August 1906 to August 1908, which means Hilda would have been between 11 and 13 years old. The landscapes depicted include Strathtay (Perthshire), "Broadway Hills from Ball", "from the Forth Bridge", Lochearnhead, Threipmuir Reservoir (Pentlands), Loganlee Reservoir (Pentlands), North Queensferry, Arthur's Seat and Castle Hill (Edinburgh) from North Queensferry, Aviemore, Boat of Garten (Badenoch and Strathspey), the Cairngorms.

Dates

  • Creation: 1906-1908

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 volume ; 18 x 8.6 cm

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in May 2025. Accession no. SC-Acc-2025-0071.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline brodin in November 2025.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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