Collection of Drawings of Minerals
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of highly colourful drawings of minerals and are organised into five volumes of accompanying notes. Manuscript notes in the volumes indicate that the drawings are arranged in families according to the system of Professor Robert Jameson (1774-1854).
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1836
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
The geologist Richard Cust was born in 1754. The five volume work containing drawings of minerals was executed while in his eighties. He died in 1844.
Extent
1 box containing 4 volumes, 1 separate volume.
Physical Location
MSS 2739-2743
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Drawings transferred from Geology Library, 1994, Accession no. E94.32.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Subject
- Cust, Richard, 1754-1844, Geologist (Person)
- Title
- Collection of Drawings of Minerals
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk