“An epoch in history” – Charles Lyell in Nova Scotia 1842
We are delighted to welcome Tim Fedak – a Curator and Palaeontologist based at Nova Scotia Museum – to our …Continue reading →
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Open Unwrapped Dec 23rd : Christmas Cowboy
Celebrating Christmas 1904, this illustration from the Roslin Glass Slides collection shows an American cowboy riding a bucking bronco with […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped Dec 17th: Elk/Deer in the snow
A beautiful festive illustration of three elk or deer with large antlers foraging for food in the snow. This image […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped Dec 15th: Wet and weary Father Christmas
A warm welcome for a wet and weary Father Christmas, from an 1872 edition of Punch magazine.Punch, or The London […]
Read moreOpen Unwrapped Dec 13th: Here be monsters!
This fearsome sea monster and the unfortunate ship it’s terrorising can be found in the Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas. Digitised by the […]
Read more3D Gandharan Sculptures
Three 3D models of Gandharan sculptures have been created from the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections (CRC), and […]
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