Sketch for the great church of Iona, drawing by John Cleveley
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Pencil sketch of Iona Abbey buildings and cross. Possibly preparatory sketch for Add MS 15510, f. 2, 'The great church of Iona', by John Cleveley. Pencil annotation below frame: 'See next drawing'.
'Cloyster in Oransay Monastery', drawing by James Miller
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Watercolour of Oronsay Priory cloister, with two men apparently measuring the height of the walls with a rope. Signed: 'James Miller Del 1775' (bottom left). Title inscribed below drawing. Pencil annotation: 'Engraved in Pennant ii. 236' (Thomas Pennant, A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the H...
Two cross-sections of Haukadalur Valley, by Charles Ruotte
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Two identical cross-sections of the Haukadalur Valley at the same point, showing the same features, on two separate sheets numbered 32 and 33, mounted onto a single folio. Locations marked include Laugafell, Little Geyser, Geyser and the location of the tent. Each cross-section is signed: 'Ch. Ru...
Pencil sketch of semicircle of stones at Stenness, Orkney. Preparatory sketch for Add MS 15511, f. 9. Points 'a' and 'b' and areas of water labelled in pencil.
Coastal view in Islay. Inscribed: 'a. Logam Point Bearing N by E 7 miles, taken at eight in the evening, August 6th 1772. b. Mule of Chanach'. 'Logam' corrected to 'Logan' in pencil. Signed: 'J F Miller fecit' (bottom right). Numbered in pencil '32'.