Old College, The University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
A View of Edinburgh, undated
A View of Edinburg. Etching. Undated. Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, Artist.
Note: cf. 'West View of the City of Edinburgh' attributed to Sandby in George III Collection, BL Maps K.Top.49.67.c.
Bank of Scotland receipt for £21 paid for the Town of Montrose's Subscription to the "New College of Edinburgh"
This is a receipt from the Bank of Scotland for £21 paid by Adam Glegg "for the Town of Montrose's Subscription to the New College of Edin." Bank Office, Edinburgh, 10 July 1792. In this context, "New College of Edin[burgh]" refers to Old College, whose construction started in 1789.
Design of the East Front of the New Building for the University of Edinburgh, 26 October 1791
Design of the East Front of the New Building for the University of Edinburgh. Line engraving. 26 October 1791. Adam, Robert, 1728-1792, Architect; Anderson, James, 1739-1808, Publisher.
Publisher statement: Engraved, by permission, for The Bee, and Published as the Act Directs.
Published in: The Bee, vol. 5, 19 October 1791, fp. 225.
Note: With scale.
Laying the foundation stone of the New College, 28 November 1789
Laying the foundation stone of the New College. Etching. 28 November 1789. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Etcher.
Models of Old College
Plan of the College of Edinburgh as it will appear when finished; and, Plan of the College of Edinburgh as it appears at present, undated
Plan of the College of Edinburgh as it will appear when finished; and, Plan of the College of Edinburgh as it appears at present. Line engraving. Undated. Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver.
Published in: W.H. Lizars, Sketches of the College of Edinburgh (n.d.), no. 1.
Note: cf. Daniel Wilson Scrapbook [NMS] 95r.
South Bridge Street, 1832
South Bridge Street. Line engraving. 1832. Ewbank, John Wilson, 1799?-1847, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Hamilton, John, Publisher.
Published in: Edinburgh Delineated (1832).
Note: At top left: '19'; at top right: '1st'; as 1825 edition, with amendments (Tron Kirk).
The University, 1 December 1819
The University. Line engraving. 1 December 1819. Storer, James, 1771-1853, Artist, Publisher; Storer, H. S. (Henry Sargant), 1795-1837, Engraver, Publisher; Archibald Constable & Co., Publisher.
Publisher statement: Drawn, Engd. & Pubd. By J. & H. S. Storer, Chapel Street, Pentonville.
Published in: Views in Edinburgh and its Vicinity (1820), vol. 2.
The University, South Bridge Street, 5 December 1829
The University, South Bridge Street. Line engraving. 5 December 1829. Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer. 1793-1864, Artist; Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, Engraver; Jones and Co. (London, England), Publisher.
Published in: T. H. Shepherd, Modern Athens! (1829).
[View of Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat], undated
[View of Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat]. Pen and ink wash. Undated. White, Adam, 1817-1879, Artist; Clerk, John, of Eldin, 1728-1812, Artist, Etcher.
Note: Pencil inscription 'Clerk drawing no. 61. Original in King's Coll. ' Pen and wash traced copy (by Adam White?) after Clerk etching B56 [Bertram (2012), identifying Old College as the centre building], no. 61 in King's Collection album BL 191.g.6.