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1. Add MS 15509

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Title:
Drawings illustrative of Sir Joseph Banks's voyage to the Hebrides, Orkneys, and Iceland in 1772, Volume I
Scope & Content:
Volume of illustrations made during Joseph Banks's voyage to the Hebrides, Orkney and Iceland.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1774
Extent:
1 volume (56 folios)

2. Add MS 15509-15512

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Add MS 15509-15512
Title:
Drawings illustrative of Sir Joseph Banks's voyage to the Hebrides, Orkneys, and Iceland in 1772
Scope & Content:
Drawings illustrating Joseph Banks' expedition to the Hebrides, Iceland and Orkney in 1772 by expedition artists John Frederic Miller, James Miller, and James Cleveley Junior, with some later versions by Charles Ruotte and charts by the surveyor Frederick Herman Walden
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1774
Extent:
4 volumes

3. Add MS 15509, f 1

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Title:
List of contents
Scope & Content:
Original contents list written in ink, with later note of item no longer present, and additional contents added in pencil at foot of folio
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 folio

4. Add MS 15509, f 2

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Title:
List of drawings of Mr Clevely
Scope & Content:
Draft list of drawings by John Cleveley. Not all the drawings appear to be in this volume.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 folio

5. Add MS 15509, f 3

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Title:
'The Needles, bearing E by N about two miles', drawing by John Frederick Miller
Scope & Content:
Pencil drawing of view. Title and name of artist inscribed in ink below drawing: 'The Needles, bearing E by N about two miles' and 'Jn Fr Miller del: 1772'. Numbered in pencil '1'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing

6. Add MS 15509, f 4

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Title:
Pencil sketch for 'View of Mr Fairbairn's house at Freeport on the Island of Ila', by John Frederick Miller
Scope & Content:
Preparatory pencil sketch for watercolour at Add MS 15509, f. 5. Outline of buildings, shore and figures, with areas labeled. Annotation below drawing: 'See next drawing'. Numbered in pencil '2'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing

7. Add MS 15509, f 5

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Title:
'View of Mr Freebairns house at Freeport on the Island of Ila', drawing by John Frederick Miller
Scope & Content:
Watercolour view of buildings, shore and figures. A preparatory sketch for this watercolour is at Add MS 15509 f. 4. Signed in ink: 'John Frederick Miller del: 1772' (lower left). Title inscribed in pencil below drawing. Numbered in pencil '3'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing

8. Add MS 15509, f 6

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Title:
'View of the Town of Bomore on the Island of Ila', drawing by John Cleveley
Scope & Content:
Watercolour of Bowmore on the Isle of Islay, with buildings, shore, human figures including man seated drawing, men on horseback, dog, and boats. Signed: 'J Cleveley Junr delin.' (lower left). Title inscribed in pencil below drawing. Numbered in pencil '4'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing

9. Add MS 15509, f 7

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Title:
Pencil sketch for 'View in the town of Killaru on the Island of Ila', drawing by James Miller
Scope & Content:
Pencil sketch for Add MS 15509 f. 8. Thatched dwellings, ladder against side of house, two men and a dog in the lane, another working in the distance. Signed: 'James Miller' (lower left). Annotation below drawing: 'See next'. Numbered in pencil '5'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing

10. Add MS 15509, f 8

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Title:
'View in the town of Killaru on the Island of Ila', drawing by James Miller
Scope & Content:
Watercolour of village of Kilarrow on the Isle of Islay, with thatched dwellings, ladder against side of house with two men seated below, a man, woman and child in the lane, another working in the distance, and figures inside house on the right. A preparatory sketch for this watercolour, with fe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 drawing