Collections in Focus

Read all about some of our collections and their creators from the experts who have had the opportunity to examine them.

Detail from map of east coast of Scotland,
R. Dudley, 1647

Anna Hanlon

Anna Hanlon travelled to 150 countries between 1943 and 1996; she meticulously documented her travels in diaries, scrapbooks and 35mm slides. Dr. David Munro, Director of the RSGS, describes his findings when he began to explore this wonderful donation.

Early Maps: William Cuthbert

Margaret Wilkes shares her experiences of examining this stunning collection of early maps donated by William Cuthbert.

St Kilda

Dr. Jeff Stone writes about the RSGS collection of St Kilda glass lantern slides depicting scenes of pre-evacuation life on the Hebridean islands.

Detail from W.G. Burn Murdoch cartoon
on glass of polar bear chasing a piper

William Gordon Burn Murdoch

Geoff Swinney, ARSGS, FSA Scot of the National Museums Scotland gives an insight into the life and Career of William Gordon Burn Murdoch: artist, bagpiper, whaler, hunter, Scottish nationalist and writer.