Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OA/5/2
Title
Diary of a tour in the Western Isles
Date(s)
- June - July 1764 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(1726-1796)
Archival history
Numbered as MS 34 in the 1832 Catalogue of Anderson's Library.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The purpose of the tour was to collect fossils and other natural history artefacts. Includes a list of the clothing, equipment and provisions Anderson took on the journey, together with a list of his acquaintances in each place that he was to visit.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English