This map was published in the 1860s, primarily for commercial travellers in Scotland but also for growing tourist traffic.

Cartes-de-visites were introduced to Britain in the late 1840's and began a new era in popular photography.

In the early part of the 20th century East Linton was the centre of a community of landscape artists; as such, it was compared to similar (better known) communities at Newlyn and St Ives.

Prestonpans was an early centre of industrial ceramics in Scotland.

Sir Harry Lauder was seventy six years old when this photograph was taken in North Berwick, in 1946.

This is a pair of pages written at the end of August 1767 describing the output of Bryans colliery and the costs incurred during a week's working.

Souvenir commemorative mug for the coronation of King George the VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Six of these is the equivalent of the 'cracked six-pence' that Robert Wedderburn, son of a Jamaican slave woman, was given by the footman of Inveresk Lodge after trying to visit his father, Ja

This coffee pot was purchased from the pottery of Charles Belfield & Son of Prestonpans around 1930.

This object is a trophy presented to the winner of a horse race held in Dunbar in 1885.

This is a bottle containing 'Oil of Salt'. Salt was manufactured by the Scottish Salt Company at Prestonpans until 1959.

The East Lothian landscape was a popular theme of many nationally known Scottish artists in the early part of the 20th century.

The East Lothian coast has played a part in attracting artists to the area. Patrick Adam settled at North Berwick in 1902 when he was nearly 50.

This is a lapel badge, just above the symbols is a small golden thistle.

These two children had their photograph taken on a beach near North Berwick.

This is an illustrated programme of a visit by Canadian curlers to Scotland in 1970, including a list of those involved, an itinerary and a blurb about each place the curlers visited. Viewed: 7 hours 1 min ago

Brodie's brickworks, where this object was manufactured, was a 19th century works near West Barns and Belhaven. William Brodie also owned property and shipping interests in Dunbar.

This is a branding iron used at the now defunct St. George Hotel in Dunbar.

The 7th Corps or Company of the East Lothian Rifle Volunteers formed at North Berwick in 1868. This photograph records the company en-masse near Tantallon Terrace around 1870.