Scotland, page one
Edinburgh, Forth Bridge, Holyrood, Roslin Chapel, Glasgow

This section was totally rebuilt in May 2005 with the addition of over 200 fresh views. It is ordered into counties although many of the old names are used. It does not contain any of the fine Scottish views of George Washington Wilson which cover much of the same geographical area. These can be viewed by clicking  here.

Edinburgh


Pink label on back with description' Calton Hill from Holyrood Palace'. This is a McGlashon label. Holyrood views are below.
Condition 9.
Order #871.
Price $18.
 


White label 'Edinburgh from Calton Hill - Princes Street. No 107'.
Condition 7 (slightly dirty sky and slight damage to mount).
Order #873.
Price $8.
 


Handwritten 'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #874.
Price $15.
 


Handwritten 'No 69. Edinburgh from Calton Hill'. Very early hand-tinted view.
Condition. Average to good for an early tinted view.
Order #876.
Price $12.
 


Green label 'Edinburgh and its enviorons in the stereoscope. No 25. Edinburgh from Nelson's Monument'.
Condition. Fades away in distance but an 1850s view.
Order #879.
Price $12.
 


'Vue panoramique de Prince's Street a Edimbourg'.
Condition 6.
Order #881.
Price $8.
 


French view of Edinburgh. 'Princess (sic) Street from Calton Hill'.
Condition 4 (fairly heavy fading and remains of mounts on the back).
Order #882.
Price $1.
 


White label 'Edinburgh from Calton Hill'.
Condition 3 (fairly heavy fading and grubby).
Order #883.
Price $1.
 


White label 'Burns Monument Edinburgh'.
Condition 5 (overall spotting).
Order #886.
Price $6.
 


Handwritten 'Burns Monument'. Retailer's label 'Henry Scott, Plain and Fancy Stationer, 8 Leith Street, Edinburgh'. An early view.
Condition 9 for age.
Order #887.
Price $10.
 


'Edimbourg'.
Condition. Overall light staining.
Order #888.
Price $3.
 


White label 'Edinburgh from the Castle'.
Condition 3 (faded and very grubby).
Order #892.
Price $2.
 


Underwood/Bierstadt 'Edinburgh from the Castle'.
Condition. Images 8 but mount stains.
Order #895.
Price $8.
 


White label 'Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens. No 111'.
Condition 9.
Order #897.
Price $15.
 


White label 'Edinburgh Castle from Johnston's Tower'.
Condition 7.
Order #899.
Price $12.
 


A late Wilson view 'Edinburgh Castle.
Condition 8 but tightly trimmed at top.
Order #900.
Price $6.
 


Underwood 'Edinburgh Castle from Grassmarket'.
Condition 8.
Order #902.
Price $12.
 


Unmarked.
Condition 8.
Order #904.
Price $12.
 


Another view of the Scott Monument by McGlashon. Similar label to previous view.
Condition 5.
Order #906.
Price $4.
 


Lennie blindstamp 'Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh'. Plus short description.
Condition. Couple of foxing spots including a large one on r/h image.
Order #907.
Price $8.
 


Underwood/Bierstadt version.
Condition 4 (that white mark on r/h image is where it is torn)
Order #909.
Price $3.
 


Underwood 'The Scott Monument'. Taken from an unusual direction.
Condition 8 except for fly poo on right image which would clean off.
Order #911.
Price $8.
 


Again a more unusual direction in the Waverley Series. Steam train leaving station behind trees in this one.
Condition 9.
Order #912.
Price $12.
 


Keystone 'Princess (sic) Street and Waverly (sic) Gardens'.
Condition 9.
Order #916.
Price $10.
 


Waverley Series 'Wellington Statue'. Interesting Edwardian view.
Condition 8/9.
Order #917.
Price $15.
 


Waverley Series 'Looking towards Nelson's Mont'. Another lively Edwardian view with tram.
Condition. Light marks in sky.
Order #918.
Price $18.
 


'The Martyr's Tomb'. Lennie, Edinburgh, blindstamp. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #921.
Price $18.
 


Underwood/Strohmeyer 'St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh'.
Condition 8.
Order #923.
Price $8.
 


The Waverley Series 'St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh'.
Condition 8 (minor surface scratches).
Order #924.
Price $8.
 


Kilburn 'Among the flowers, Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #925.
Price $8.
 

Forth Bridge


'Forth Bridge'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition. Very clear for mechanical but slight stain.
Order #928.
Price $3.


Keystone 'The Forth Bridge, the pride of Scotland - from an American battleship'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #929.
Price $12.
 


Waverley Series 'Forth Bridge'.
Condition 8 (light scratches and marks).
Order #930.
Price $10.
 


Berry, Kelley and Chadwick 'The Great Forth Bridge (450 ft high, 1 and 1/5th miles long)'.
Condition 8.
Order #2731.
Price $12.
 


Excelsior 'The Forth Bridge'.
Condition. Average to good for Excelsior. One black spot on right image.
Order #2732.
Price $10.
 


Underwood 'Scotland's Pride - The great Forth Bridge and the Highland Kilt'. Descriptive text.
Condition 7.
Order #2733.
Price $6.


Underwood/Strohmeyer. 'Scotland's pride -The Great Forth Bridge and the Highland Kilt'.
Condition 8.
Order #2734.
Price $8.
 
 

Holyrood


Full text description. Dated 1866.
Condition 8.
Order #2738.
Price $10.
 


'Palace and Abbey of Holyrood'. Full text on back. Nice view with figures in middle distance. Compare with next view.
Condition 7 but light marks on r/h image.
Order #2739.
Price $10.
 


Basically the same as previous view with same text on the back, but no figures. Handwritten date 'Sep. 3rd 1878'.
Condition 8 but light mark on r/h image is candle grease.
Order #2740.
Price $10.
 


Same text on the back as previous two views but taken from a slightly different angle.
Condition 8.
Order #2741.
Price $10.
 


Underwood/Bierstadt 'Holyrood Palace'.
Condition 7 (some marks and scratches).
Order #2742.
Price $6.


Waverley Series 'Holyrood Palace'. An interesting Edwardian view.
Condition 6 (surface marks).
Order #2743.
Price $10.
 


'Entrance to Holyrood Palace'. Guards in kilts.
Condition. Surface stain on left image.
Order #2744.
Price $6.
 


Lennie, Edinburgh, blindstamp. 'The Fountain at Holyrood'. Full description. A lot of people present at some kind of gathering.
Condition 7/8 (light marks).
Order #2745.
Price $15.
 

The next four views bear the labels, but not the name, of Alexander McGlashon who was working in Edinburgh around 1857 to 1863. He was probably the same man who later made some very early views of Melbourne, Australia.


'Abbey of Holyrood, West Front'. Plus historic description. Much better and lighter than scan.
Condition 9.
Order #2749.
Price $25.
 


Same as previous. 'East Window'.
Condition 9.
Order #2750.
Price $25.
 


Bears identical label to previous view. Remounted images and label transferred.
Condition 7 (images).
Order #2751.
Price $4.
 


Same McGlashon view but on its original mount.
Condition 7.
Order #2752.
Price $12.
 


'Abbey of Holyrood'. Full description.
Condition 8.
Order #2754.
Price $15.
 


'Abbey of Holyrood. 1128 A.D.'. Full description. Dated June 1867.
Condition 9.
Order #2756.
Price $15.
 


'Holyrood Chapel'.
Condition 6.
Order #2757.
Price $8.
 


'Palace of Holyrood, Queen Mary's Bedroom'. Full text. A view much appreciated in Washington.
Condition 8.
Order #2758.
Price $10.
 


Same series as previous view with full text. 'Palace of Holyrood, Queen Mary's Bedroom'. Condition 8.
Order #2759.
Price $15.
 

Roslyn Chapel and Glen (don't forget, more views in the Wilson pages)


White label with border 'A View in Roslin Glen (King's Scotch landscape and architectural series) No 209'.
Condition. Slight image fault on r/h image. Number etc. scratched in neg. at white band on left.
Order #2760.
Price $8.
 


This is an untitled view of Hawthornden House, seven miles south of Edinburgh. Handwritten 'Wallace's Cave'.
Condition 7.
Order #2765.
Price $10.
 


Another untitled view of Hawthornden House with people posing.
Condition 8/9.
Order #2766.
Price $12.
 

Glasgow
For views of the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition please click HERE


White label 'George Square, Glasgow'.
Condition 5 (moderate fading AND split thru middle not affecting images).
Order #2768.
Price $5.
 


Handwritten 'Glasgow'.
Condition 7.
Order #2769.
Price $8.
 
 


Handwritten 'Glasgow'.
Condition 6/7.
Order #2770.
Price $8.
 


Handwritten 'Glasgow Necropolis'.
Condition 8.
Order #2776.
Price $12.
 


White label 'The Broomielaw and Glasgow Bridge'. A lot more traffic on this one.
Condition 5.
Order #2778.
Price $6.
 

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Page 2
Far North and Islands, incl. Caithness, Inverness, Kilravock Castle, Fall of Foyers, Caledonian Canal, Morayshire incl. Elgin, Banffshire incl. Macduff, Keith, Aberdeen(shire) incl. Balmoral, Linn of Dee, Braemar, Garr-Valt, Kincardinshire incl. Cluny, Angus incl. Montrose, Ayr(shire) incl. Brig O’ Doon, Alloway, Ross-Shire incl. Andross Castle, Castle Leod


Page 3
Kirkudbrightshire, Roxburghshire incl. Abbotsford, Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey,

Page 4
Clackmannanshire incl. Alva Glen, Perth and Kinross incl. Sterling, Bridge of Allen, Blair Atholl, Bridge of Tilt, Dunblane Cathedral, Dunkeld incl. Cathedral, Murthly Castle, Doune Castle, Drummond Castle, Castle Campbell (Dollar), Finlarig Castle, St Andrews, Bridge of Turk, Rumbling Bridge, River Devon, Bracklin Falls, Callender, Loch Lubnaig, Falls of Tummell, Killiekrankie, Falls of Leny, Falls of the Bruar, Valley of the Tay

Page 5
Trossachs incl. Trossachs Hotel, Loch Achray,  Loch Katrine, Loch Lomond, Loch Venachar, Loch Eck, Lanarkshire incl. Falls of Clyde, Hamilton Palace, Wigtonshire incl. Galloway, Argyll & Bute incl. Oban, Inverary Castle, Inellan,  Crinan Canal, Dumfrieshire incl. Inverthearts Abbey,  Sanquhar,Isle of Arran incl. Loch Ranya and Isle of Bute, Rothesay, Kelso, Borders, Tweed to Berwick, Untitled
 

Page 6
The views of George Washington Wilson