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- Collection: Walking with Birds: The Art of Audubon and MacGillivray
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Notes taken of the journey from Aberdeen to London by William MacGillivray, 1819
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…
Passenger Pigeon
Mount, full specimen on a naturalistic base and perch.
Polygala Pubescens
Dried plant specimen.
Report on visits to Museums
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…
Sialia Sialis
Eastern Bluebird. Full specimen mounted on a small wooden base.