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Did you know, the Latin name for the badger is *Meles meles* ?#NationalBadgerDay
Badgers are beautiful, with their humbug markings & mighty paws. Drawn by by Muriel Helen Dawson in 1964.
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'Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled'
This 1850 print's title is taken from Robert Burns' poem 'Robert Bruce's Address to his Troops on the Eve of Bannockburn'
#OTD 1314 ⚔️
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@NTS_archaeology If you have any trouble locating those lost townships @NTS_archaeology Inverigan, Achnacon & Achtriochtan - they're all on the Roy Map!
Military Survey of Scotland undertaken 1747-55 after the Jacobite rising
William Roy surveyor
Paul Sandby draughtsman
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#WorldHeritageDay
Edinburgh's Old & New Towns are another of Scotland's World Heritage Sites. Sketches by John Harden (1772-1847) are the earliest known records of New Town interiors. This sketch shows music and cards at 28 Queen Street.
@natlibscot
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#Archive30 - Animals
"British & Foreign Animals, A New Game, Moral, Instructive, and Amusing"
This intriguing game is described as 'designed to allure the minds of youth to an acquaintance with the wonders of nature'
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Hugh Miller #MyPlaceInHistory is Cromarty
B.1802 I applied himself to many different professions inc. stonemason, poet, folk historian, bank accountant, newspaper editor, theologian, traveller, eminent geologist & writer - one of Scotland's most accomplished 'lads o' pairts'
#HeritageTreasures 'The Bell Rock Lighthouse' by JMW Turner was commissioned by Stevenson for his 'Account of the Bell Rock Lighthouse'. The painting was completed in 1819. It illustrates how lighthouses became an important part of the Scottish culture https://t.co/vlgHQthZ2O
Engraving entitled 'Marons Rotia' or Roast Chestnuts
#ArchiveAdventDoor
A Highland soldier in Paris 1816 - the kilt held a great fascination for the French & print sellers frequently used puns about the wearers' anatomy #SporranSunday
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