Photograph album of scenes in the Scottish Highlands, Aberdeenshire, and Edinburgh.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, circa 1858.
Physical Description:
60 photographs in 1 album : salted paper prints, albumen prints ; prints each approximately 27 x 33 cm, in volume 37 x 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Photographs
Notes:
Captions are written in graphite on the mounts (leaves of the album), in a contemporary hand. Three images are dated 1858. Photograph 6 is attributed to "Mrs. Ross" (presumably Horatio's wife, Justine Henriette Frédérique Ross).
Contents:
1. West end of the Island of Affaric -- 2. Cavern on the sea coast near Netherley -- 3. The glen in a snow storm, November 1858 -- 4. The old lodge -- 5. Dibidale Burn close to the ford -- 6. The Shepherd's Burn & Falls, by Mrs. Ross -- 7. Summit of Cairn Curragh [?] -- 8. Summit of Cairn Bren -- 9. Old man's cottage on downe -- 10. Fir trees on banks of Dornoch Firth, between Ardgay Fearn -- 11. Rock pool on River Carron -- 12. Ardross Castle -- 13 [loose]. Banks of the [River] Shin -- 14. Banks of the Shin -- 15. Bonar Bridge [with two-masted ship] -- 16. Stag -- 17. Colin's [i.e. Colin George Ross's?] stag -- 18. [Stag] Killed by Mr. Ross on (?) soil, 1858 -- 19. [Stag] Killed by Mr. Ross on Craig (?) opposite (?) soil, October 1858 -- 20. Sallachy Burn, a little above the ford, we cross going to Dibidale, via Greenford -- 21. Fall of Fearn -- 22. Burn of Fearn below the fall -- 23 [loose]. Sea coast near Netherley -- 24. View of the sea coast near Netherley -- 25 [loose]. Sea coast near Netherley -- 26-35 [nos. 27, 29, and 33 are loose]. Sea coast near Netherley [nos. 31- 34 depict people within the views] -- 36. View of Dunnottar Castle -- 37. Dunnottar Castle -- 38. Dunnottar Castle -- 39. Cavern on the sea coast near Netherley -- 40 [loose]. The long walk, Netherley -- 41. View from the balcony of Netherley, first symptoms of winter -- 42. South approach to Netherley -- 43. The Duchess of Bedford's shooting quarters in Glenfeshie -- 44. The old dining room & lodge ... Glen Feshie -- 45. Fasnakyle [?] -- 46. Affaric lodge -- 47. Affaric, Scour na Lapich [Sgurr na Lapaich] & Carne ?? in the distance -- 48. Scour na Lapich, mist on the top -- 49. Dog fall bridge near Fasnakyle -- 50. Burn on the Affaric -- 51. Summit of Mahm Soul [i.e. Mam Sodhail, or Mam Soul] -- 52. Old town of Edinburgh from Princes Street -- 53. Heriot's Hospital [Edinburgh] -- 54. Sir Walter Scott's Monument [Edinburgh] -- 55. About a mile from Edinr. on the old road near Liberton -- 56. My house, Greenhill Gardens [Edinburgh] -- 57. View from my house at Greenhill Gardens -- 58. View from my house at Greenhill Gardens -- 59. View of the West Kirk & Castle from top of Dean Ramsay's chapel -- 60. Scott Monument.