Ref NoLDGSL/400/1
TitleDrawing, ‘Scur Eigg in the Hebrides'
Date[?1805- 1809]
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionMonochrome, ink wash drawing ‘Scur Eigg in the Hebrides', probably by James SKENE, [1809 or before].
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Administrative HistoryIn 1805, George Bellas Greenough embarked on a geological tour of Scotland and accompanied for the most part by James Skene, a lawyer and geologist who also undertook drawings of interesting geological phenomena on the way. This drawing and the two others by Skene given to the Society at the same time (LDGSL/400/5-6) were sites visited during the tour. These drawings, therefore may date from this period.
ProvenancePresented to the Society by James Skene, 5 January 1810.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteSource: Rudwick, M, "Hutton and Werner Compared: George Greenough's geological tour of Scotland in 1805", 'British Journal for the History of Science', vol 1 (1962), pp117-135. Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSKENE | James | 1775-1864 | lawyer and geologist
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/48SKENE; James (1775-1864); lawyer and geologist1775-1864
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA443Eigg
NA67Scotland
NA442Inner Hebrides
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