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'A View of New Lanark' by unknown artist, 1799-1819 (engraving)

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An engraving of New Lanark, Scotland, marked 1799 but thought to date from around 1819. The buildings depicted are numbered 1 - 7, and the text below the image reads:

'No.1 Top part a school for the children. The underpart a public kitchen
No.2 A school for the formation of character. Cotton factories are Nos. 3,4,5,6 & 7.
The figures represented are the village band.'

Owner:
Robert Owen Museum
Creator:
Unknown
License information:
Reproduced by permission of Robert Owen Museum
Copyright Details:
Robert Owen Museum 2002
Publisher Ref:
GTJ70122
Item uploaded:
19/1/2010
Date originally created:
1799-1819
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