1 10 38 https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/7d5ce0f853ca536175be1aeb4e0f5041.jpg c6ca591dd6734c786ea838230429fed6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Journal of a years residence and travel in the Hebrides, by William MacGillivray Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS 1033 Description An account of the resource Though born in Aberdeen, William MacGillivray spent his youth in the Hebrides, a group of islands off Scotland’s west coast. Aged 21 he travelled the region, keeping an account of the flora and fauna he observed, as well as the people he met and the food he ate. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William MacGillivray Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscript journal, ink on paper Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available William MacGillivray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1817-1818 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource University of Aberdeen Hebrides Journal MacGillivray Walking with Birds https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/5c46aa7b3663221814ccee543f8d5958.jpg cab909040dbb195e12b9e3b737e910b5 https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/eb03c3e7d9dce5253662d5f3d1c87cb7.jpg 607a89c7e5c43b11278dad24c6be67d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notes taken of the journey from Aberdeen to London by William MacGillivray, 1819 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS 1032 Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William MacGillivray Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paper, ink. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource University of Aberdeen Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Manuscript https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/d38d5fd73d3dcaa5d89d261998d7319a.jpg 5014fb5f6d380b5f1bbadebad002f4b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Report on visits to Museums Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS 2158 Description An account of the resource Following his walk to London to visit the British Museum in 1819, MacGillivray travelled there again in 1833 to visit the museums and natural history collections. He took an interest in how specimens were displayed, sketching mounted birds at the London Geological Society. He also visited London Zoo, commenting on how much he preferred to see live birds instead of stuffed specimens. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William MacGillivray Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paper and ink. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1833 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William MacGillivray Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource University of Aberdeen https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/94d3dbdcd51b2a353ece02225629e678.jpg e4561c59776e2988a96cd234bbcaf13c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William MacGillivray (1796-1852) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ABDUA 30780 Description An account of the resource A portrait of William MacGillivray, Professor of Civil and Natural History at Aberdeen's Marischal College in the early 1800s. 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Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map of William MacGillivray's Walk from Scotland to London https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/84958e9a4d7fda045e6928a055258584.jpg bf4c5819fa8bc308ea3596836a0cd549 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audubon's bluebirds https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/3220ae44e60d2ab4352396dfcae83ae2.jpg cd6df3a2f2218f9dcfb7d1ff637eb1b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John James Audubon 1826 Description An account of the resource White House copy of the 1826 painting Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Syme (artist) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The White House Historical Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wikimedia Commons https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/a4ad36e4dc84b38b396be89671b1c07a.jpg fbd31c1d69d0d169910b86abb1d5005f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Alexander Wilson drawings of Blue Jay, Yellow Bird or Goldfinch and Baltimore Bird Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived American ornithology; or, the natural history of the birds of the United States, vol. 1; pl. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832 https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/68e781affdbd8b9ebb5d73f0eb5a50a3.jpg 4df1414bc2ef0db5a6ffcd2833534ee6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray Description An account of the resource An exhibition exploring the lives and friendship of nineteenth-century Aberdeen professor William MacGillivray and renowned American artist and naturalist John James Audubon, and the extraordinary book that they created together. The exhibition showcases a volume of the fabulous metre high book, Birds of America, which is filled with Audubon's spectacular bird paintings. It also explores the less well-known scientific text that accompanied the famous book, 'Ornithological Biography', which William MacGillivray helped to write. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist