In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects/ Travels/ Travels & Reviews Journey to the Western Isles We covered 1371 miles during our journey to the Western Isles and as we left the plains of England and passed through the Lake… Continue Reading →
In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Exhibition Photo Galleries/ Projects/ Reviews/ Travels/ Travels & Reviews Collector Extraordinaire Exhibition: treasures from India in Scotland Opening night! After a slightly frantic start deciding what to wear to an event I had been looking forward to for so long, I… Continue Reading →
In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects Collector Extraordinaire: selecting objects to reunite a collection Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821) was born in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis but spent most of his life in India working for the East… Continue Reading →
In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects/ Travels/ Travels & Reviews Mackenzie and the Isle of Lewis: inscriptions - Part 3 There are four inscriptions associated with Col. Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821) on the Isle of Lewis. I have written about Mackenzie in two earlier posts… Continue Reading →
In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects/ Travels/ Travels & Reviews In the footsteps of an East India Company official: from the Outer Hebrides to India… and back again - Part 2 Last Spring, thanks to the generosity of the Purvai Project at An Lanntair, I had the opportunity to visit Col. Colin Mackenzie’s birthplace in… Continue Reading →
In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects Coins, coins, everywhere! The rediscovery of a collection at the British Museum - Part 1 In 2009, I started volunteering at the British Museum. I had come across the Masson Project which was run by Dr Elizabeth Errington in… Continue Reading →
