Cornelius de Vos
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Cornelius de Vos or de Vois or Devosse, was a Dutch or Flemish mine entrepreneur and mineral prospector working in England and Scotland. He was said to have been a "picture-maker" or portrait artist.
The Earl of Bothwell, who signed a contract for Cornelius de Vos, painted by an unknown artist in 1566
Regent Morton, attributed to Arnold Bronckhorst, a partner of Cornelius de Vos
Gold mining in Scotland
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Gold has been mined in Scotland for centuries. There was a short-lived gold rush in 1852 at Auchtermuchty and Kinnesswood, and another in 1869 at Baile An Or on the Kildonan burn in Helmsdale in Suthe
Cornelius de Vos
…entrepreneur and mineral prospector working in England and Scotland. He was said to have been a "picture-maker" or portrait artist. De Vos is known for gold mining in Scotland and founding saltworks at Newhaven near Edinburgh, now the capital city of Scotland. In 1558 Cornelius de Vos was in London, and married Helen, the…
The Gold Burn at Kildonan, Sutherland
English prospectors Bevis Bulmer and George Bowes found gold near the Elvan water in the Lowther Hills.
George Douglas of Parkhead was said to have been killed by a landslide at his mine near Shortcleuch water while searching for gold.
Bulmer Moss, north of Leadhills, in 1605 Bevis Bulmer worked at least two sites to the west and east of the moss.