print; illustrated book

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Object Type: print; illustrated book
Museum number: 1960,0404.1.10
Description: F. Grose "The Antiquities of Scotland. By Francis Grose" Vol.II, 2nd edition (London: Hooper & Wigstead) 1797, including: a frontispiece entitled 'Clackmannan Tower'; a title-page with an oval vignette showing a river and the ruins of a castle in the distance; an index of counties; the following counties: Galloway, Ayrshire, Tweedale, Clackmannanshire, Linlithgowshire, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Angusshire, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banffshire, Morayshire, Fifeshire, Argylshire, Isle of Arran, isle of Sky, Inch Colm; the addenda; 100 plates showing topographical views, monuments, details of architectural elements and more. Bound in leather with gilt-tooled border. Etching
Producer name: Published by: William Wigstead; Print made by: Samuel Sparrow; Print made by: James Newton; Print made by: Thomas Vivares; Print made by: Walter Thomas; Print made by: James Sparrow; Published by: Samuel Hooper; Print made by: Thomas Medland; Print made by: Thomas Milton
School/style
Production date: 1797
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 230 millimetres (and smaller); Height: 265 millimetres (approx. sheet size); Width: 160 millimetres (and smaller); Width: 180 millimetres (approx. sheet size)
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Curator's comments: For the first volume see 1960,0404.1.9. Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust.
Location: Not on display
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Associated places: Topographic representation of: Ayrshire; Topographic representation of: Clackmannanshire; Topographic representation of: West Lothian (historic); Topographic representation of: Stirlingshire; Topographic representation of: Perth (historic - county); Topographic representation of: Angus; Topographic representation of: Aberdeenshire (council area); Topographic representation of: Kincardineshire (historic); Topographic representation of: Banffshire; Topographic representation of: Morayshire; Topographic representation of: Argyllshire; Topographic representation of: Fife; Topographic representation of: Arran; Topographic representation of: Skye
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Acquisition date: 1960
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1960,0404.1.10

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