Papers of Alexander Archer, artist, Edinburgh, Scotland
551 12
Description Papers of Alexander Archer, artist, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date 1834 to 1840
Collection Papers of Alexander Archer, artist, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 12
Category All Other
Scope and Content A large collection of pencil drawings of antiquarian subjects 'drawn from nature' primarily in the Borders, Lothians and Fife between 1834 and 1840. Subjects include prehistoric monuments, churches, castles, villages and mills. The drawings may have been prepared as illustrations for a proposed book of topographical views which does not appear to have been published.
Archive History Purchased by the Scottish National Building Record, 1950.
System of Arrangement The drawings are arranged by county.
Related Material Other drawings by Archer are held by the National Museums Scotland Library (GB 587 AA), Edinburgh Public Library and the National Galleries of Scotland. http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb587-aa
Access Conditions There are no restrictions upon access.
Administrative History Alexander Archer was an amateur artist, resident in Edinburgh in the 1820s and 1830s.
Accruals No further accruals are expected.
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