| Ref No | LDGSL/516 |
| Title | Engravings of views of the cliffs and sea stacks of the Orkneys and Ailsa Craig |
| Date | [1772-1780s] |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 6 prints |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Engravings of views of the cliffs and sea stacks of the Orkneys and Ailsa Craig, taken from various publications, [1772-1780s]. Comprising:
1) 'Birdcatching at Orkney'
2) 'Rocks near Sandside', by Peter Mazell after drawing by Charles Cordiner
3) 'The Doreholm', by Peter Mazell after drawing by G Low
4) 'Rocks near Troup Head' by Peter Mazell after drawing by Charles Cordiner
5) 'The Bullers of Buchan' by Peter Mazell after drawing by Charles Cordiner
6) 'Crag of Ailsa' by Peter Mazell after Moses Griffiths |
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| Provenance | Presented to the Society by George Bellas Greenough, 21 May 1813. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Some of the images are likely to be from the following: Cordiner, C. 'Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters to Thomas Pennant' (1780) & 'Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects of North Britain, with Ancient Monuments and singular subjects of Natural History,’(1788-1795); Pennant, T. 'A tour in Scotland and voyage to the Hebrides', (1772). |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | CORDINER | Charles | [1746]-1794 | antiquary and Episcopalian clergyman |
| PENNANT | Thomas | 1726-1798 | naturalist, traveller and writer |
| MAZELL | Peter | fl 1761-1788 | engraver |
| Term | Coastal erosion |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 516 |