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'Natural History of the Inhabitants of the Highlands, Book 2, with a glossary. 'Collection of Animals Brought from China an. 1787, by Mr Somerville Wilson, Surgeon of the Lord North Indiaman.' A 1789 museum inventory. Economic evaluation of proposed navigation between the Murray Forth and the Sound of Mull. Addendum to the essay on peat. Tables of mineral genera. Lists of natural history students in Edinburgh from 1782 (approximately 100 mostly handwritten pages of text and tables).

Scope and Contents 'Statistical Account of the Parish of Collington' (1801); a property 'decreet' of the parish against a Robert Cleugh (1758); 'State of the Mines in Isla, 6 July 1770'; 1808offset article about grain scarcity in Scotland from Essays on National History; Manitaw Indian goods from the Hudson Bay Company presented as curiosities to the Edinburgh Royal Society in 1787; 'A List of Beasts; Birds; Fishes sent to the Royal Society' (1771); description of a whale washed ashore in 1761; description of...

Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...

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Red notebook entitled "Literature bearing upon the Anatomy of the Marsupialia. Jan 16 1878" notes on literature with partial index.

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1 copy of an architectural plan (61cm x 91cm) by the University of Edinburgh Works Department, showing a proposed extension to the animal house at the Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. The plan incorporates the floor plan, sections and elevations on one sheet.

Scope and Contents The University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings Development: buildings plans consists of: plans: proposed car park plans, (1971 plans: College of Agriculture, (1954-1974) plans: King's Buildings Centre, (1964-1973) plans: Maths / Physics Institute, (1965-1975) plans: zoology building, (1959-1973 plans: department of animal...

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2 copy architectural plans (56cm x 92cm) showing a proposed extension for the Zoology building at the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. The plans are by the University of Edinburgh Works Department and consist of a floor plan and elevations both at 1/4" to 1' scale.

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University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings Development: zoology building consists of:

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2 copy architectural plans (60cm x 85cm) by the University of Edinburgh Architectural Research Unit, showing a proposed new mouse house for the Department of Zoology at the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. There are plans, sections and elevations at 1:500 scale.

Scope and Contents 5 copy architectural plans (38cm x 56cm) for an extension to the Zoology building at the University of Edinburgh King's Buildings. The plans are by Sir Robert Hogg Matthew and the University of Edinburgh Architecture Research Unit. There is a site plan at 1:500 scale, a cross section and a floor plan at 1/8" to 1' scale and a plan concerning perimeter path finishes at 1/16" to 1' scale. There is also an elevation (38cm x 157cm) showing the proposed extension in situ with the existing...