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Abbotsford in Scotland

Item

Subject

A digital image of a coloured chromolithograph from the 1880 edition of Morris' Country Seats. Abbotsford was the estate of Sir Walter Scott.

Description

A digital image of a coloured chromolithograph in the 1880 book Country Seats by Morris. Sir Walter Scott was successful enough to purchase Abbostford, although it consumed a great deal of his time and funds. Abbotsford attracted tourism while Scott was in residence, and continues to do so today.

Creator

Alexander Francis Lydon

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons, 7 February 2006, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbotsford_Morris_edited.jpg

Date

1880

Contributor

Sarah Wyer

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

N/A

Format

.jpeg

Language

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Type

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Identifier

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Coverage

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Citation

Alexander Francis Lydon, “Abbotsford in Scotland,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 5, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/86.