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PRINT ROOM ALBUM 3: THE DAVIDSONS OF MUIRHOUSE Hard backed album with maroon coloured leather spine and corners with marble effect paper covers. Thomas Davidson, a palaeontologist compiled this illu ...

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Description PRINT ROOM ALBUM 3: THE DAVIDSONS OF MUIRHOUSE Hard backed album with maroon coloured leather spine and corners with marble effect paper covers. Thomas Davidson, a palaeontologist compiled this illustrated record of his family history which contains watercolours, engravings, cuttings, a piece of family tartan and drawings of buildings associated with the Davidsons, principally Muirhouse and Hatton House. Inscribed on one of the front leaves is; 'The Davidsons of Muirhouse by Thomas Davidson of Muirhouse LLD, FRS, FGS etc & dedicated to my son William Davidson 3rd William of Muirhouse'. Stored with the album is a collection of miscellaneous notes and cuttings including, for example; A sketch of elevation and gable of the west lodge at Muirhouse (pen on tracing paper), dated 1883, A cutting from The Scottish Gardener, Northern Forester dated December 14, 1912, including photographs of Muirhouse and the west avenue and text about the house and grounds, Sketch, pen on tracing paper inscr; 'Bemersyde House in 1881' and below, again pen on tracing paper; 'Bemersyde Tower in olden times old garden with A Haig's sundial', Pencil and grey wash drawing of Bemersyde Tower dated 1861 and initialled 'WJD', Pencil and grey wash drawing of Comrie House dated 1874 and initialled 'WJD', Grey wash drawing of Bonaly initialled WJD, A list of pictures at Muirhouse including portraits by Raeburn, Joshua Reynolds, Geddes, Skirving and frescoes by Zephaniah Bell, Pencil sketches of 'shields of dining room ceiling at Muirhouse' by R J Davidson, Engraving of Thomas Davidson FRS, engraved by J Brown from a photograph by Mayall, Photographic copy of a portrait, Family tree extracts,various newspaper cuttings relating to the work of Thomas Davidson FRS, enthronement to Bishop of Winchester of Dr Randall Davidson and notices of deaths of family members. Also included is the autobiography of William Davidson (1783-1865) see notes for resume of the books.

Date 1880

Collection Papers of Thomas Davidson of Muirhouse, palaeontologist and genealogist, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number AL 3

Category Print Room

Copies AL 3/10V/1, AL 3/10V/2, AL 3/11, AL 3/11V/1, AL 3/65, AL 3/1, DP 029669, DP 029670

Accession Number 1997/18

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/345729

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Collection Level (551 44) Papers of Thomas Davidson of Muirhouse, palaeontologist and genealogist, Edinburgh, Scotland

> Batch Level (AL 3) PRINT ROOM ALBUM 3: THE DAVIDSONS OF MUIRHOUSE Hard backed album with maroon coloured leather spine and corners with marble effect paper covers. Thomas Davidson, a palaeontologist compiled this illustrated record of his family history whi

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Print Room AL 3/38/2 Page 38/2 Drawing of ivy clad west pavillion inscr; 'LOWER GREEN WALK. HATTON.' and initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/67V Page 67v Sepia wash, inscr; 'Rough sketch of Muirhouse taken in 1860' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1860 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/68 Page 68 Pencil and grey wash drawing of Muirhouse, south elevation, initialled 'WJD' and dated 1880 Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/69 Page 69 Pencil and grey wash drawing inscr; 'SIDE VIEW OF MUIRHOUSE', initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/70/1 Page 70/1 Drawing of the back entrance to Muirhouse, initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/70/2 Page 70/2 Drawing inscr; 'END OF MUIRHOUSE WITH ADDITIONS BY THOMAS DAVIDSON', initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/71 Page 71 Drawing of the old Muirhouse garden and Towers, initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/72 Page 72 Landscape drawing, probably from Muirhouse looking across the Forth Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse c. 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/86V Page 86v Photograph of old Muirhouse towers and garden including statuary, inscr. below; 'Muirhouse Garden in 1882' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1882 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/153V Page 153v Map inscr; 'Map of the County of Mid-Lothian Ten Miles round Edinburgh and Leith' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse c. 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/39/1 Page 39/1 Drawing of part of the house and lion gateway, inscr; 'THE LION GATEWAY AT HATTON' and initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/37/1 Page 37/1 Drawing of the entrance gateway inscr; 'WESTERN GATEWAY TO HATTON.' and initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/38/1 Page 38/1 Drawing of garden inscr; 'CEDAR TREE ON TERRACE PLANTED IN 1819 BY T. DAVIDSON . F.R.S. HATTON.' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/39/2 Page 39/2 Drawing of fountain and garden inscr; 'FOUNTAIN ON TERRACE' and initialled WJD Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse 1800 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/1 Page 1 Engraving, titled: 'Edinburgh from Arthur Seat' with various landmarks pointed out including Heriot's Hospital, Castle, Assembly Hall, High Church, Tron Church, Scott's Mon., Melville's Mon., Register House, Stewart's Mon., Nelson's Mon., Burns' Monument and Holyrood Palace. ALBUM 3: DAVIDSON'S OF MUIRHOUSE ALBUM. c. 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/21V/1 Page 21v/1 Watercolour of Edgerston Lake, inscr; 'Ergerston Lake. WJD.' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse c. 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/21V/2 Page 21v/2 Grey wash drawing of Edgerston Lake, initialled 'WJD' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse c. 1880 Item Level
Print Room AL 3/23 Page 23 Pencil and grey wash drawing of Edgerston House, signed 'Christena Davidson' Insc. below; 'Seat of Sir John Rutherford of Edgerston, from a drawing made in 1850' Print Room Album 3 The Davidsons of Muirhouse c. 1880 Item Level

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