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Three engravings of notable buildings in Edinburgh.

'The Hon[ora]ble John Elphinstone Esq. Engineer delin'
'Parr sculpt.'

[ ] Parr after John Elphinstone.

From John Elphinstone (1706-1753), 'Fifteen views of the most remarkable buildings of the City of Edinburgh' (Edinburgh: W.M. Martin, [1753]).

'Printed & Sold by Tho[ma]s Phinn Engraver & Copper Plate Printer, East Wing of the New Exchange Edin[bu]r[gh] [...]'

'Twelve Perspective Views of the Principal Buildings in Edinburgh' inscribed in lower margin.

'l.e [Premier] Carte d'Afrique 1754'
'J. Gibson Sculp.'

Scale unspecified.

'A South West Prospect of St. Dunstan's Church at Stepney humbly inscrib'd to the Gentlemen of the Vestry. in 1755'
'B. Cole sculp.'

'Plan for the intelligence of the Military Operations at Calcutta when attacked and taken by Seerajah Dowlet in 1756.'

Anon.

Draft of protest by John Anderson, Joseph Black and Thomas Hamilton over the payment of 50 merks to Robert Dick, former Professor of Natural Philosophy, and James Mair from the crop of 1754.

On the verso is a draft class ticket by John Anderson to James Caldwell for the latter's work in the Hebrew class.

The merk was a unit of Scots currency.

One view and one map of Calcutta, mounted on one sheet.

'T. Kitchen Sculpsit'

• 'Calcutta as in MDCCLVI'; 71.7 x 20.4 cm on 74.1 x 23.8 cm sheet
• 'Territory of Calcutta MDCCLVII'; 40.5 x 23.1 cm on 41.4 x 21.4 cm sheet; scale: 3 2/5 inches to 1 mile

'Tabula nova Imperii Turcarum, Arabum et Persarum'
'Carte de la Turquie de l'Arabie et de la Perse. Dressée Sur les Memoires les plus recens rectifiez par les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Roy[a]le des Sciences'
'Par G. de L'Isle Geographe'
'A Amsterdam Chez lean Covens et Corneille Mortier Geographes Avec Privil[eges]'

Scale: 1 cm to 60 miles

[Cities Exhibition].

[Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier, Atlas Noveau de l'Isle [...] (Amsterdam: Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier (after 1757) (Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici. Bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial Atlases and Pilot Books published in the Netherlands up to 1880 (Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1969-1971) 2, p. 55, C&M8)]

These were probably calculations for experiments in Anderson's first course of lectures in natural philosophy.

Contains comments on books he has read and his thoughts on contemporary issues. Volume 3 includes observations on life in France written at Montaubon in 1754.

Notes of a course of lectures on natural philosophy, bound with 'A compend of experimental philosophy, for the use of the private students of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow.'

First title in manuscript, c 1757-1758, second title printed, 1760. MS note inside volume states that this was probably Anderson's first course of lectures as Professor of Natural Philosophy.

'Veduta della Villa dell' Emo. Sig.n Card. Alesandro Albani fuori di Porta Salaria'
'Cavalier Piranesi inc.'
'Cities Exhibition 2 [number added in manuscript in pencil] No. 452'

From 'Vedute di Roma' (late 1740's to after 1760) (Wilton-Ely, John, 'Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the complete etchings' (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Art, 1992-1994), 1, no. 222).

'Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclinj che appartenevano all casa aurea di Nerone, presi erroneamente per i Templi [del] Sole, e della Luna, O d'Iside, e Serapide. [...]'
'G. B. Piranesi Archit. incise'
'Cities Exhibition No. 333'

'4' endorsed on backing in manuscript in pencil in bottom right corner.

'John Mo[ ]on's Trust Engraving No. 19' endorsed in manuscript in pencil on reverse in top margin.

From 'Vedute di Roma' (late 1740s to after 1760) (Wilton-Ely, John, 'Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the complete etchings' (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Art, 1992-1994), 1, no. 149).

'Piranesi F.'

'17' endorsed in bottom right corner.

From Opere varie di Architettura (1750 and later), this plate appeared only in editions after 1760 (Wilton-Ely, John, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the complete etchings (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Art, 1992-1994), 1, cat no.46)