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Murray app

John Murray Archive app

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The John Murray Archive app takes you on a journey through an amazing publishing dynasty.

You will discover some of the hundreds of thousands of items in a unique collection at the National Library of Scotland.

Famous authors

iTouch showing printed text with written notes

The tour covers seven generations of John Murrays and their writers in five themes:

  • Literature
  • Travel and exploration
  • Science
  • Politics and society
  • Publishing

Among the famous authors represented are Jane Austen, David Livingstone, Charles Darwin, Lord Byron and Walter Scott.

Interactive features

iTouch showing a 19th-century Korean travel document

The themes highlight items in the John Murray Archive collection at NLS. In each theme you will find:

  • Audio-visual introductions narrated by Scottish broadcaster and writer Kirsty Wark
  • Zoomable images and audio descriptions to give you an in-depth insight into items from the archive collection
  • Collection galleries which give a wider taste of what is in the collection.

The app was developed for NLS by ScreenMedia.