Three editions the Macfarlan's Illustrated Family Paper, from 1 May 1855, 1 June 1855, and 2 July 1855. The newspapers are entirely hand-written or hand-drawn, including illustrations. Topics discussed include, among other things: events relating to the Crimean war such as the siege of Sevastopol and the Hango Head massacre; the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1855; the Exposition Universelle of 1855 (as international exhibition held in Paris). The newspapers are beautifully illustrated.
Copies of Macfarlan's Illustrated Family Paper
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- ReferenceGB 237 Coll-1846
- Dates of Creation1855
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description3 large leaf (folded)
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Purchased in May 2017. Accession no SC-Acc-2017-0165.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in November 2017.