Notes taken of the journey from Aberdeen to London by William MacGillivray, 1819

MS 1032

MacGillivray kept detailed notes of his long walk to London, aiming to improve his knowledge of natural history, ‘and especially ornithology.’ In London he visited the British Museum’s collection of birds, finding that he did ‘not altogether agree with modern ornithologists,’ and suggesting that he might ‘some day become the author of a new system’ for recording British bird life.

1819

Manuscript

William MacGillivray

Paper, ink.

University of Aberdeen

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