Thirty-three sketches in ink and drawings in colours of places
Thirty-three sketches in ink and drawings in colours of places (villages, antiquities, etc.) chiefly in the Orkney islands, with a few in the Shetland islands and Arran: stated to be all by the rev. George Low (some of the sketches are signed by him), in about 1774. A letter about them by Joseph Anderson of Edinburgh, June 30, 1881, is at fol. 2.
Dates
- Creation: Painted or drawn in about A.D. 1774 by G. Low
Extent
25 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Orkney b. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Orkney b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19506
Abstract
Thirty-three sketches in ink and drawings in colours of places
Biographical / Historical
Reverend George Low (1746-1795) was a naturalist.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 32961
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Bodleian 19. 12. 1900 at Sotheby's sale (lot 693).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
19 1/4 × 12 3/4 in.
Subject
- Title
- Thirty-three sketches in ink and drawings in colours of places
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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