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Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland

 Subject

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Loch Ranza Bay, c 1914

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/1/11/3
Scope and Contents

An etching showing Loch Ranza Bay. Annotated at top "Whaling off the Scottish Coast", below is engraved ?And the manner of taking the basking shark?. Drawn by Moses Griffiths and engraved by P.C.Canot, "xiii" seen in top left-hand corner.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: art works / Western Scotland

Murray Place, Lamlash, 1853-1908

 Item — Box Box 6 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/2/12/19
Scope and Contents

Photographic print showing 2 duplicate images, one above the other, view north-west towards Murray Place, hedgerows in fore ground, field, road and then Murray Place cottages, fields and hill in background

Dates: 1853-1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: photographic prints / South-west Scotland

Notebook No.62, 3 February 1836 - 12 August 1836

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/62
Scope and Contents In this green leather notebook, Lyell's notes focus on Scottish and British geology, and planning for Principles and Elements of Geology. He and Mary visit the Isle of Arran for the first time, their visit referenced in Leonard Wilson's book. Spectacular drawings of Goatfell, envisioning lava veins, as well as line drawings of the landscape. Notes are written in pencil and ink, with tables, illustrations, lists, and draft letters. The...
Dates: 3 February 1836 - 12 August 1836
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

On the road to Glen Rosa, Arran, 1853-1908

 Item — Box Box 6 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/2/12/16
Scope and Contents

Photographic print showing 2 duplicate images, one above the other, showing the ford on the road to Glen Rosa, a footbridge with two pedestrians can be seen to the top left of the centre of the image.

Dates: 1853-1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: photographic prints / South-west Scotland

The Peaks of Arran from above Lamlash Road, 1853-1908

 Item — Box Box 6 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/2/12/17
Scope and Contents

Photographic print showing 2 duplicate images, one above the other, showing a landscape scene of Arran mountain peaks

Dates: 1853-1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: photographic prints / South-west Scotland

View from the Summit of Goatfell, Island of Arran, c 1914

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/1/11/2
Scope and Contents

A lithograph showing a view from the summit of Goat Fell. Drawn by J.D. Harding and engraved by T.Picken, lithographer. Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen.

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: art works / Western Scotland