print; illustrated book

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Object Type: print; illustrated book
Museum number: 1871,0429.859-900
Description: W. Beattie, "Scotland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by Messrs. T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett and H. M'Culloch. by William Beattie, M.D." Vol.I (London: G. Virtue) 1838, including: a short title-page with a vignette entitled 'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill'; a title-page; a dedication to Queen Victoria; a preface; a table of contents; a list of illustrations; a folded map of Scotland; the text divided in the following counties: Berwickshire; Distric of Lothian; Edinburgh; Linlithgow; Stirlingshire; Ayrshire; Counties of Dumfries and Roxburgh; Roxburghshire; 40 plates showing various buidlings and views of Scotland. Bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards. Etching and letterpress
Producer name: Published by: Virtue & Co; After: Thomas Allom; After: William Henry Bartlett; After: Horatio McCulloch; Print made by: Henry Griffiths; Print made by: John Charles Varrall; Print made by: Samuel Fisher; Print made by: William Richard Smith; Print made by: James Baylis Allen; Print made by: Robert Sands; Print made by: John Cleghorn; Print made by: Thomas Abiel Prior; Print made by: Charles Cousen; Print made by: William Deeble; Print made by: William T Woolnoth; Print made by: Edward Radclyffe; Print made by: Henry Adlard; Print made by: Henry Wallis; Print made by: J W Appleton; Print made by: E Benjamin; Print made by: Joseph Clayton Bentley; Print made by: James Tibbetts Willmore; Print made by: G K Richardson; Print made by: Robert Brandard; Print made by: Samuel Bradshaw; Print made by: Thomas Barber; Print made by: James Lewis
School/style
Production date: 1838
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 265 millimetres (approx. sheet size); Width: 205 millimetres (approx. sheet size)
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Curator's comments: Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust.
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: Dr William Beattie; Associated with: Queen Victoria (Dedicatee)
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Berwickshire; Topographic representation of: East Lothian; Topographic representation of: Edinburgh (council area); Topographic representation of: Stirlingshire; Topographic representation of: Linlithgow; Topographic representation of: Ayrshire; Topographic representation of: Dumfries; Topographic representation of: Roxburghshire
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Acquisition date: 1871
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1871,0429.859-900

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