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This is likely a facsimile of an engraving of ancient council house, Coal Hill, Leith. By D. Wilson and engraved by T. Stewart. Shows ancient council house with delapitated roof and damage to gable wall, with sailing ships and sailors in foreground. Text "A3" pencilled on back.

Scope and Contents This notebook, of worn brown leather, contains geological notes and observations likely written from Lyell's reading papers and journals. Some notes on the law profession. The cover reads 'Inside. D. July 1927' in large script. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus. When...

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This has been described as an idealised depiction of Edinburgh. The medieval appearance of the town shows only a small southern suburb - showing the Pleasance, but not Blackfriars monastery, destroyed 16th century. 'Survey of Edinburgh' number pencilled on back, 112/18. Originally appeared in Nathaniel Spencer's (aka Robert Sanders) 'The Complete English Traveller' (c. 1773).

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Plan of Edinburgh and Leith with suburbs. From Ordnance and actual survey, constructed for the Post Office Directory, 1876, by John Bartholomew. Railways highlighted by hand. Probably not in the touring "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition". Torn paper map in envelope inscribed, "Leith (Plan) Abercrombie (1945) (Colour)."

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Untitled, no attribution. Part of The Three Lothians by Andrew and Mostyn Armstrong, 1773. See "The Grange in the History of Maps," 1991, Plate 2A.