Embargoed
Printing layouts, fonts and size are all detailed in mockups of the Connemara map for the Connacht Tribune. Photographic material, paper, and floppy disc are all included in this file.
Material relating to the publication of the diary of Thomas Colville Scott, a Scotsman sent to survey the Martin Estate in 1853 on behalf of a group of London business men. Colville Scott's journal records extraordinary encounters with the survivors of the Famine years, observations on his accommodation, and an experience with the Guardians of Clifden Workhouse. The diary was published by The Lilliput Press in 1995 with an introductory essay by Tim Robinson giving the background of Connemara history and clarifying obscure references. The book was published with a map of Connemara and the Martin Estate, alongside a daily itinerary of his journey.
Photocopy of Thomas Colville Scott's original diary, written in 1853 and acquired at auction the previous year.
Three photocopies (different sizes, and in sections) of the Index Map to the Martin Estate.
Four photocopies of a map measuring the population increase by townland, accompanying the Estate map. Some shading and annotation by Tim Robinson on these maps.
Tim Robinson's handwritten notes and queries from reading the original manuscript. A typescript document 'Notes to Connemara 1853' which gives context to details mentioned in the diary, such as The Railway Hotel, the Ballinahinch Fishery and more. These are early drafts of the chapter 'Notes', later published in the book.
A typed transcription of Thomas Colville Scott's diary, with Robinson's edits and corrections to spellings and syntax handwritten in.
Three typed drafts of Tim Robinson's introduction to 'Connemara after the Famine, Journal of a Survey of the Martin Estate 1853'. There are handwritten edits in each draft, incorporated into the subsequent draft.
Four typed drafts of Colville Scott's Itinerary for publication with the 1853 Connemara map to be used in the published manuscript. Two copies of the final map and itinerary, as per the published book.
Fax from Mari-Aymone Djeribi to Robinson commenting on the corrections she has applied to the Colville Scott diary (31 Jul 1995). Copy handwritten reply from Robinson enclosing his own notes on her work. (31 Aug 1995).