National Library of Scotland. https://www.nls.uk/ : n.d. Full Reference Note: Fife and Kinross : Sheet 19 (Southampton: Lt. Colonel James, R.E. F.R.S._M.R.I.A., 1855); digital image, National Library of Scotland (https://www.nls.uk/: accessed 5 June 2021) > Digital ...
MAPS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLANDNational
The cataloguing project here at the Historic Collections site is continuing despite being delayed a little over the last few years by Covid and the University migrating to a new library management system. Current focus is on the smaller format books so this has a bearing on the subject matter ...
Housing one of Scotland’s National Collections, the National Library of Scotland building on Edinburgh’s George IV Bridge is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. There are over 24 million items held in the Reginald Fairlie-designed building, whose construction began in 1938 befor...
Each 1931 Census district was divided into multiple sub-districts – anywhere from three to 148 – for the purpose of enumeration. The majority of census districts were divided intoat least50 sub-districts. The hitch is that no maps of 1931 Census sub-district boundaries are known to still ex...
U.K. collectionsoffer censuses for England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, and Scotland, with nearly 200 million records: Births and Baptisms (1834-1906), Marriage Licenses (1521-1869), Deaths and Burials (1834-1934), and Poor Law Records (1840-1938) in London, and more. ...
of 1763. They constitute one of the most significant cartographic projects undertaken by the British army during the 18th century, along with projects carried out in Scotland (Roy, 1747–1755), Florida (De Brahm, 1765–1771), Bengal (Rennell, 1765–1777) and Ireland (Vallancey, 1778–1790)...
(in English) is also Andrew. The letter is included in the diaries, and explains that he received a medal at the Queen’s coronation and travelled to Scotland as a young man and attended Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. He asks the Queen to deliver the photograph soon, as “I am now a ...
Myth # 3: The chained unicorn commemorates the British conquest of New France. The supporters in the form of a lion and a unicorn are borrowed from the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, reflecting the Imperial loyalties of the committee. The unicorn originally represented Scotland. Its chain ...
, Beyond the Palace Walls: Islamic Art from the State Hermitage Museum/Islamic Art in a World Context, National Museum of Scotland, 2006. Pitarakis, B., & C. Merantzas, A Treasured Memory: Ecclesiastical Silver from Late Ottoman Istanbul in the Sevgi Gonul Collection, Sadberk Hanim Muzesi,...