In University Archives and Manuscripts

Identifier

Coll-1434/34

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Photograph of an Eland bull, a plains antelope from Eastern and Southern Africa, standing in front of some trees.

In University Archives and Manuscripts

Identifier

Coll-1434/14

Date

1870s-1930s

Creator

Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)

Description

Portrait of a man who was a guide in Africa for the scientists. …

In University Archives and Manuscripts

Identifier

Coll-97/CW126g

Date

1893

Creator

Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland)

Description

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael and used by both him and another user, probably a family member. The most notable item relates to his son Eoghan leaving home for Africa. …

In University Archives and Manuscripts

Identifier

Coll-203/A1/15

Date

14 September 1828 - 9 October 1828

Creator

Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

Description

This notebook, with marbled brown covers, documents Lyell's trip from Verona to Florence, Italy. …