Record Number: 7347
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Marginalia]: Three entries (Perth, Haddington and Fife & Kinross) have been annotated with some extra information ex. from the Perth entry 'At a small village calld [sic] Pitcaithly within a mile of Dumbarny, 25 miles from Perth, is a well whose water is remarkable for curing sore eyes. Near Loch Dochart in Breadalbane, is Ben More, among the highest hills in Scotland.'
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Scotland
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Landowner
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Scotch Atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland: divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, ... also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, ...
Genre:Geography / Travel, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Printed for Robt. Sayer, & John Bennett, Map & printsellers, 1777
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7347
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Armstrong, Mostyn John, "A Scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland: divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, ... also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, ... by Mostyn John Armstrong, ... engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.", (London, 1777), various pages, [DH LIB 433].
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Citation:
Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Armstrong, Mostyn John, "A Scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland: divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, ... also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, ... by Mostyn John Armstrong, ... engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.", (London, 1777), various pages, [DH LIB 433]., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7347, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Identity of reader is speculative. The item's only provenance is the bookplate of Francis Wemyss, but the annotations could be by a number of Erskines or Wemyss.
There were many connections, through marriage, business and politics, between the Wemyss and the Erskine families, which makes identification of a specific annotator difficult. There are a number of items with the provenance of Francis Wemyss now in the Dunimarle collection.