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Fortress of Gwalior.

'To Major William Popham, and to the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, who, on the 4th of August, 1780, surprised & took Possession of the celebrated & hitherto deemed impregnable Fortress of Gwalior [...]'
'The Original sketched on the spot by Capt. I. Hickes, the Drawing made by Mr Hearne'
'Engraved by Wm Byrne, the Figures by J. Hall'
'Published [...] by James Rennell, 5th April 1784'

William Byrne and John Hall after Thomas Hearne and I. Hickes.

Reproduction of Wren's London plan.
'Sir Christopher Wren's Plan for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666'
'Engraved for Thornston's New and Complete History and Survey of London and Westminster'

Title can only be read on reverse of slide.

'73' endorsed in manuscript in ink in label [Cities Committee, 'War and Peace', No. 73]

Map on slide probably from William Thornton, 'The new, complete and universal history... of the cities of London and Westminster...' (London, 1784).

Petitions to the King from the Trades House of Glasgow, the merchants and other inhabitants, students, former students and Professor John Anderson, requesting a royal visitation to examine the conduct of the authorities at Glasgow College.

Includes copies of correspondence with the Duke of Hamilton, the Marquis of Graham and others. A royal visitation was refused and legal action suggested instead.

Glasgow College process, 1771-1785; process with Dr MacLeod, 1783-1786; process with Dr W[illia]m Taylor, 1785-1786; process with Mr Richardson 1783-1786.

Notes for a lecture at the Literary Society of Glasgow College.

• 'Lancashire by John Cary Engraver'; 'London: Published [...] September 1st, 1787 by J. Cary [...]'; 21.2 x 26.6 cm on 21.9 x 27.1 cm sheet
• 'Lancashire'; 'Drawing by R. Creighton'; 'Engraved by J. & C. Walker'; 17.5 x 24.6 cm
• 'Lancaster', 'Blackburn', 'Great and Little Bolton', 'Wigan'; 'Drawing by R. Creighton'; 'Engraved by J. & C. Walker'; 19.5 x 23.5 cm
• 'Preston', 'Oldham'; 'Drawing by R. Creighton'; 'Engraved by J. & C. Walker'; 19 x 24.3 cm

Three sheets with maps of Cumberland, and towns in Cumberland, mounted on one sheet.

• 'Cumberland By John Cary, Engraver'; 'London: Published as the Act directs, September 1st 1787, by J. Cary, Engraver, Map & Printseller, No. 188 the corner of Arundel Street Strand'; John Cary; 1787; colour; engraving; 21.3 x 26.5 cm on 22.3 x 27.4 cm sheet; [from 'Cary's new & correct English Atlas: Being a new set of County Maps from actual surveys [...]' (London, 1817) (Fordham, Herbert Georg, John Cary [ ] (Folkestone: Dawson & Sons, 1976), pp. 23-24)]
• 'Cumberland'; 'Drawn by R. Creighton.'; 'Engraved by J. & C. Walker'; no date; Black and white, some colour; 'XV'. endorsed in top right corner
• [Three maps of cities and their environs]; 'Carlisle'; 'White Haven'; 'Cochermouth'; 'Drawn by R. Creighton'; 'Engraved by J. & C. Walker'; no date: black and white, some colour; 'XVI' endorsed in top right corner

Two sheets with maps of Lancashire and individual cities in Lancashire.

Anon.; various authors.

Various scales.

From an unidentified publication.

Lecture notes, notebooks and operator's books for experiments; lists of scientific instruments; financial receipts and correspondence; legal documents relating to Anderson's disputes with University of Glasgow.

Papers relating to Professor Anderson's law plea with Glasgow College. Anderson had supported Morthland in the initial stages of the dispute. Morthland died shortly after the conclusion of the dispute.

Anecdotes of Oliver Cromwell's visit to Glasgow and dealings with Scotland. Probably notes for a lecture at the Literary Society of Glasgow.

Contents: I. Of war as a scientific art; II. Of the improvement of artillery. The latter title is not actually present in the volume.

Detailed accounts for shoemaker's work by Macintosh and Murdoch, 1769; list of books bound and repaired by Robert Gemmill, 1773, and bottles of port and Madeira; a promissory note for £1 from William Ross, 1767; receipt for £11-13/- paid to Jean Baine on behalf of Anderson's brother in Boston, 1759.

Contents: Definitions of military terms; Of war as a scientific art.