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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINNAEUS' MONUMENT | Linnaeus' Monument | Mr McNab curator Royal Botanic Gar [Garden] | A Small stone monument nearly all covered & overgrown with ivy on one side of it is the following Inscription "Linnaeo Posuit, P. Hope 1779" This monument was erected by the late Dr [Doctor] Hope professor of botany to the memory of Linnaeus & was removed from the garden then occupied to the present place | |
| MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY [Royal Botanic Garden] | Magnetic Observatory | Mr McNab curator Royl [Royal] Botanic Gar [Garden] | A Small booth which the professor of Natural Philosophy in the University obtained leave to erect here for the purpose of making magnetic observations & experiments | |
| SUPERINTENDENT'S COTTAGE [Experimental Garden] | Superintendent's Cottage | Mr Evans occupier Experimental Ga [Garden] | A Small neat Cottage 2 Stories [Storeys] high in the Experimental Garden situated at the entrance The residence of the Curator or Superintendent of the garden |
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[Township or Parish] St Cuthberts Parish
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 19OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 Scale: 1:1056
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