Thomas Scott : Sketches & plans. / 1820. / and following Years. / Many of them Originals made in / Van Diemen's Land.

Thomas Scott - Manuscript and pictorial collection, ca.1820-1854

i. List of Sketches, &c. 
1. [Notes on journey routes including distances]
2. The Seat of War in Canada December 1837
3. Merton Parish 
4. Sketch of the neighbourhood of Earlston Berwickshire made without a pencil from recollection on the evening of 29th July 1827 ...
5. [Compass face] Thos. Scott June 11 1821 Van Diemens Land
6. Porch at Fort Augustus over the Inn door of Wood. July 1842
7a-b. [Floor plans of house] 11 March 1843
8. On Marr's building or work in Stirling - over the two side doors [and] An Irish car at Dunkeld Augt. 1842
9a. Summer house on the grounds of Bonnington Clyde. Front elevation and ground plan. 24th June 1842
9b. Stone at the head of Glen Croe [Coe?] 
10-12. [Waterfalls and Mountain Ranges in Scotland, 1840-1842]
13-14. Peebles Old Kirk and Bridge, 24th June 1842
15. A house rat caught at Earlston 5th Jany. 1842 ...
16. Ravenscraig [?] Castle 14th Sept. 1840
17-19. Falkland Palace, 14th Sept. 1840
20-21. Compensation pond in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, 19th Sept. 1840
22. Blinkbonny from the ... 29th April 1842
23-25a. The Tourist's Guides [with suggested routes of travel for Rout [i.e. route] 1st Edinburgh and Stirling;  Rout 2nd Edinburgh to Perth;  and map with Rout 3rd Glasgow to Hamilton & Rout 4th Edinburgh to Roslin]
25b. A Scottish Bodle or 1/6th & a 1/12th of a penny Stirling, sketch to natural size [old copper coins found at Earlston Decr. 1844]
26. Front Door of Cowdenknows 30th March 1843
27. [Cowdenknows - old dates and events]
28. [Plans of casts from rails for the front of houses]
29. 22nd May 1828 - V.D. Land From Clear Hills near Lawrenny 
30. [Map showing Macquarie Harbour and Gordon's River] May 1828 - / James Goodwin's "track" from / Macquarie harbour to the / Peak of Teneriffe - given to me by himself
31. [Map of cataract and Derwent River] Tent / on Saturday night / 24th May 1828
32. Original "Sketch" / made on a Tour of Discovery / on the upper part of the / River Derwent / May 1828
33. King's Islands. Extract from Mr Barnard's report, March 1827 [notes on landscape, animals, birds, and fish.
34. S. View of E. Morniston [?] by Adam Scott in January 1839 [watercolour]
35. Part of a plan S. Elevation of the old town of Edin., [i.e. Edinburgh. Engraving]
36. [Circular letter regarding the sale of wool by Dixon & Co.]
37. Thomas "Kentons'" Hut - Relief Creek - V.D. Land - 1821 / (since named Campbell Town) / T. Scott, 1821. [Inscribed on album page beside drawing] "Thos. Kenton had been a Sailor / left his ship and remained in / Van Diemen's Land was made / District Constable for the Relief / Creek (now Elizabeth R.) and / settled on the site of the present / Town of Campbell Town where / he built this hut and got a / flock of sheep 'upon the thirds' / keeping 2 men  ...,"
38. First huts built by Govt. at Campbell Town on Elizabeth R. V.D. Land - originally called the "Relief Creek" / Close to Kenton's / Huts as above / T. Scott
39. Hut on the Macquarie River. belonging to T.W. Stocker / of the Derwent Hotel. Hobart. V.D. Land - / (about 2 miles from the present Town of Ross) / down the river, on the top of a small bank / T. Scott 1821. [Inscribed on album page beside drawing] "Drawn before 'Ross' / was named - one of the / original 'Stock Huts' of the / colony - built of mud and / thatched with grass - of the / most rude description - / The Natives having burnt / a former one, about a / year before - / No other hut within 6 miles / Drawn in Febry or March / 1821"
40. Clove Islands (Amboina and Ceram Islands). 
41-42. Banda, Sumatra and Bin Tang Islands
43. [Flyer dated Hobart Town, Jan. 29th 1823, advertising the commencement of an instruction school conducted by Mr Thomson, a Teacher from Edinburgh]
44-45. West Morriston. Made form recollection in 1822 (in V.D. Land) [elevation and floor plan]
46. [Map of] Gattonside and Eildon Hills
47. Note addressed to Mr Scott from Government House, "The Lieut. Governor will be much obliged to Mr Scott to let him know the breadth acrofs [i.e. across] the South Esk at the Punt"
49. The Surveyor Gerneral's Office, Hobart Town Gazette [newspaper cover addressed to Scott]
50-53. [Paper samples]
54. "Redpath Castle" from the South May 1841 / The residence of the late Mrs Neil ....
55. Sketch of the / Kaugh of West Grange / belonging to Ebenr. Burn Esqr. / near Stirling / about Sept. 1841
56. [Carriage]
57. Prospectus. To the Public. by P. Roberts, 13 Oct. 1831 [regarding population, emigration, colonization, taxation, and cash payments for land grants in the Swan River area, Van Diemen's Land] 
58. Crossing of the mouth of Prosser's River. on the bar. East-Coast of Van Diemen's Land. Sept. 1821 [with notes on distances and names and country of origin of expedition members]
59. First "Sketch"- / of the Lakes / at the Head of the / River Clyde / or Fat Doc River V. De. Land. / Febr. / 1822 / made by T. Scott.
60. Sketch / of / Mr MacKillops / Route in / [South] Australia [with notes]
61. Battle of Twinlaw Recd. [i.e. received] from Mr Christie on the 11th April 1843. [verse about battle]
62. Plan of / the principal places / in / Affghanistan [i.e. Afghanstan]. / from the Britania newspaper of 12th Nov. 1842
63. [Cabool and route of the English 1842]
64. [map of Victoria Land] 
65. Trinidad Island [with notes]
66. Chatham Island / by Ernest Dieffenbach M.D. / who was there 3 moths in the "Cuba" - ....
67. On board the ship / "Skelton" / 7th September 1820 / T. Scott. / South Atlantic Ocean / Sun Dial for Lat: 29 [degrees symbol] South

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