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Quasi cursores; portraits of the high officers of the University of Edinburgh.
Published by David Douglas, Castle Street, Edinburgh.
Printed at University Press by T. & A. Constable, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1884

Drawn and etched by William Brassey Hole

Original 140-year-old Etchings from a limited edition of 750 quarto impressions
on chain-laid paper with crown watermark
Sheet size: approx. 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches

NOTE: THE PAPER, WHICH IS 140 YEARS OLD, IS IN GENERALLY VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE MAY BE SOME SIGNS OF AGE SUCH AS FOX MARKS OR AGE TONING. THERE ARE ALSO PAPER CLIP RUST STAINS AT THE TOP OF EACH PAGE, WHERE THE ACCOMPANYING TITLE PAGE AND THE ETCHING WERE PREVIOUSLY CLIPPED TOGETHER. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROVIDED ENLARGEMENTS TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF EACH PRINT.
JOHN WILSON
JOHN WILSON
Professor of Agriculture and Rural Economy
$15
PETER GUTHRIE TAIT
PETER GUTHRIE TAIT
Professor of Natural Philosophy
$15
MALCOLM CAMPBELL TAYLOR
MALCOLM CAMPBELL TAYLOR
Professor of Divinity and
Ecclesiastical History
$15
WILLIAM YOUNG SELLAR
WILLIAM YOUNG SELLAR
Professor of Humanity
$15
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR
Representative in Parliament
$15
SIR HERBERT OAKELEY
SIR HERBERT OAKELEY
Professor of Music
SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE
SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE
Lord Rector
$15
DAVID MASSON
DAVID MASSON
Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature
SIMON SOMERVILLE LAURIE
SIMON SOMERVILLE LAURIE
Professor of the Theory, History, and Practice of Education
$15
JAMES GEIKIE
JAMES GEIKIE
Professor of Geology
SIR ALEXANDER GRANT
SIR ALEXANDER GRANT
Vice-Chancellor and Principal
$15
SIR GEORGE HARRISON
SIR GEORGE HARRISON
Lord Prevost of Edinburgh
Representing the Founders of 'The Town's College'
$20
ROBERT FLINT
ROBERT FLINT
Professor of Divinity
$15
JAMES COSSAR EWART
JAMES COSSAR EWART
Professor of Natural History
$15
ALEXANDER DICKSON
ALEXANDER DICKSON
Professor of Botany
$15
JULIUS EGGELING
JULIUS EGGELING
Professor of Sanskrit
and Comparative Philology
$15
FLEEMING JENKIN
FLEEMING JENKIN
Professor of Engineering
$20
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON CHARTERIS
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON CHARTERIS
Professor of Biblical Criticism
and Biblical Antiquities
$10
GEORGE CHRYSTAL
GEORGE CHRYSTAL
Professor of Mathematics
$15
HENRY CALDERWOOD
HENRY CALDERWOOD
Professor of Moral Philosophy
GERARD BALDWIN BROWN
GERARD BALDWIN BROWN
Professor of Fine Art
DONALD MACKINNON
DONALD MACKINNON
Professor of Celtic Languages, History, Literature and Antiquities
$15
DAVID LAIRD ADAMS
DAVID LAIRD ADAMS
Professor of Hebrew and Oriental Languages
$15
THOMAS GRAINGER STEWART
THOMAS GRAINGER STEWART
Professor of the Practice of Physic
$15

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