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Also includes certificate for claiming the effects of David Jardine Bruce, late seaman of H.M. Navy, by Christina Jardine Bruce, 3 June 1862.

This section comprises the following series:

1. Miscellaneous notes and papers by Patrick Geddes and others

2. Printed material

3. Correspondence

Anon. [John Slezer]

'C.1' endorsed bottom right corner.

From John Slezer, 'Theatrum Scotia' (Edinburgh, 1797).

Engraving cropped, parts of top and bottom margin missing.

One map and several city views, mounted together as one item.

• 'A new map of England & Wales; with the Roads & Distances between Town & Town, from the Latest & Best Surveys describing the Cities, Boroughs & Market-Towns, in each County & their distances from London'; 'London, publish[e]d June 18th, 1798 by J. Evans No. 42 Long Lane, West Smithfield'; John Evans; scale unspecified; 1798; black and white, some colour, water colour on paper; engraving; 48.5 x 55.5 cm on [ ] x 67.3 cm sheet

• Two sheets with city views pasted along left and right margin of above map, both sheets formed originally one item; left margin: 'Perspective Views of The [ ]', 'London', 'Bristol', 'Newcastle', 'Hull'; right margin: '[ ] Principal Sea Ports in England', 'Liverpool', 'Yarmouth', 'Portsmouth', 'Plymouth'; anon.; no date; black and white; 22 x 11 cm each

Map derived from John Adams's Distance Map of 1677.

Maps, illustrations and a photograph of individual towns, cities and regions in Egypt.

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

Draft contract between William MacNeil, merchant in Glasgow, and ten others, on the one part, and the trustees of Anderson's University, on the other part, regarding the transfer of a property on the west side of John Street, formerly owned by Fullerton, Hamilton and Co, to one hundred £ 20 subscribers on behalf of the institution.

Letter from the Reverend James Dunn, Campbell Street, Glasgow to John Parsell, accepting election as a trustee of Anderson's Institution.

'A Plan of the Cities of Alexandria Vetus, and New Alexandria or Scanderia; with the old & new Ports. Also Lower Egypt and the Bay of Abourkir: with illustrations from the Authorities of Norden, Tott, Savary, Volney & other eminent Travellers: By J[oh]n Luffmann, Geog[raphe]r'
'London. Engraved & Published Nov[embe]r 5th 1798, by John Luffmann No. 2, Inner Sweetings Alley Royal Exchange [... ]'

John Luffmann.

Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile

Five insets: 'Bay of Aboukir or Bequiere or Bay of Shods'; 'View of Great Pharillon'; 'Ruins of the Alexandrian Library'; 'View of Little Pharillon’.

The Strathclyde collection comprises printed or published material by or about the University of Strathclyde and its staff. There are three components to the collection:

• Strathclyde staff collection comprising publications by members of staff of the University, including monographs or other publications (except periodical articles) of which a member of staff is prominent as an author, compiler, editor, translator, illustrator, consultant, etc during their University employment.

• Strathclyde official collection comprising publications of the University or its constituent organisations, including: official publications of the University as a whole; publications of departments and faculties; student, staff and graduate association publications.

• Strathclyde serial collection comprising serial/journal publications, newspapers, newsletters and annuals of the University or its constituent organisations, including: official publications of the University as a whole; publications of departments and faculties; student, staff and graduate association publications.

Endorsed on spine: MSS 46

Contains: catalogue of John Anderson's Library (ff.1-61); catalogue of fossils arranged according to the tables of Mr. Babington, Lecturer in Chemistry, London (ff.67-103); catalogue of apparatus, furniture etc belonging to Anderson's Institution, June 1799 (ff.112-131).

There are several blank folios and pencil annotations. Folios 132-134 contain several endorsements confirming the transfer of these items to the managers of Anderson's Institution, 1799-1806, and notes by James Smith, of Jordanhill, 1831, including additional donations of books.