'View of the rude pillars near Lauganess', drawing by James Miller
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View of pillars, with men and women in local dress, and a dog. Signed: 'James Miller Del.' (bottom right). Title inscribed in pencil below the drawing.
'A girl under ten years of age', drawing by John Cleveley
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Watercolour drawing of a girl in Icelandic dress, sideways from the back. Sketches and incomplete versions of this drawing on the preceding folios, Add MS 15512 ff. 4-6. Signed: 'Jno Cleveley Junr. Delint. 1772' (bottom left). Title inscribed in pencil below the drawing.
Sketch for 'Back front of the weavers house near Bomore', drawing by James Miller
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Pencil sketch of back front of weaver's house, Bowmore, by James Miller. Probably preparatory sketch for Add MS 15509 f. 26. Signed: 'James Miller' (bottom left). Numbered in pencil '25'.
'One of the Chapels in the Monastery of Oransay Augt: 8 1772', drawing by James Miller
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Watercolour of chapel in Oronsay Priory, drawn by James Miller in 1775, from a sketch taken on August 8th 1772. With five men, three in tartan, examining skulls. Signed: 'James Miller Del: 1775' (bottom left). Title inscribed below drawing. Numbered in pencil '41'.
Tombstone of Nelanus Calvus son of Donald, at Oransay Priory, drawing by John Cleveley
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Drawing of a tombstone at Oronsay Priory, engraved with sword and the inscription HIC IACET N/ELANUS CAL/V[US] DONALDI. Preparatory sketch for this drawing is at Add MS 15509, f. 46 v. Signed: 'Jno. Cleveley Jnr. Delint:' (bottom left). Numbered in pencil: '45'.
'A View of the Church of Columbkill on the Iland of Iona', drawing by James Miller
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Watercolour drawing of Iona church ruins, with cottage in the foreground, a local man, woman and two children in front of the cottage, and various other figures further away around the ruins. Same view as Add MS 15510, f. 4. Add MS 15510, f. 3r may be a preparatory sketch for these two drawings....
Sketch for 'Paps of Jura', drawing by John Cleveley
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Sketch for Add MS 15509, f. 37 'Paps of Jura', with one boat in bay in the foreground. Annotation below drawing: 'See next drawing'. Numbered in pencil '36'.
Tombstone of a canon in Oronsay Priory, sketch by John Frederick Miller
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Pencil sketch of a tombstone in Oronsay Priory, engraved with the effigy of a canon (tomb of Canon Bricius (GIlbride) MacMhuirich). Possibly the preparatory sketch for Add MS 15509, f. 51, by John Cleveley. Signed: 'J. F. Miller' (bottom right). Annotation: 'Nr. 5 Oransay'. Numbered in penci...
Eua no Fin, or Fingalls Cave on the Island of Staffa
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Drawing of Fingals Cave. With three men in a rowing boat at the front of the cave, two men in a boat at the back of the cave, three men and a dog on shore. Title inscribed below frame. Pencil annotation: 'Engraved in Pennant ii. 263 (Thomas Pennant, A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrid...