Events from the year 1838 in Scotland.

1838
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The arts

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  • 31 August – scene painter David Roberts sets sail for Egypt to produce a series of drawings of the region for use as the basis for paintings and chromolithographs.
  • November – Johann Strauss I and his orchestra visit Edinburgh and Glasgow.
  • Alexander and John Bethune publish Tales and Sketches of the Scottish Peasantry.[12]
  • Angus MacKay publishes A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Bagpipe Music.[13]

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References

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  2. ^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Steamship Curaçao". Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Where History Happened: Chartism". History Extra. BBC. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ "May 21st – 21/5/1838 – Elizabeth Jeffrey – Carluke, Lanarkshire". Victorian Hangings. London: True Crime Library. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ Napier, James (1904). "VI. Admiralty". The Life of Robert Napier of West Shandon. Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 March 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ "Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  8. ^ Girouard, Mark (1981). The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 92.
  9. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  10. ^ "Glen Ord Scotch Whisky Distillery". ScotchWhisky.net. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  11. ^ Fleet, Christopher; Withers, Charles W. J. "Ordnance Survey Maps - Six-inch 1st edition, Scotland, 1843-1882: A Scottish paper landscape". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  12. ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
  13. ^ "Alexander Johnston". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 19 September 2022.