Scotland, page five



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 (except one as an example) which cover much of the same geographical area. These can be viewed by clicking  here.
 

The Trossachs and Loch Katrine

'One burnished sheet of living gold
Loch Katrine lay beneath him rolled.'  Scott.
 


Blue label 'Archeanochrochan, Trossachs Hotel'. Plus interesting description of history of the hotel.  A fine quality early view.
Condition 9.
Order #13101.
Price $18.
 


Another fine view of the Trossachs Hotel. Simply marked 'Southall'.
Condition 8.
Order #13102.
Price $15.
 


'Loch Achray and Ben Venue from above the Trossachs Hotel'.Trossachs Hotel'.
Condition 8.
Order #13103.
Price $18.
 


Early G.W. Wilson view with small white label. 'The Pass of the Trossachs, looking towards Benvenue. No 21'. For many more views by Wilson of Scotland, and Loch Katrine in particular, click  here.
Condition 8.
Order #13104.
Price $15.
 


Blue label 'Benvenue from the margins of Loch Achray'. Plus full description. Nicely tinted early view.
Condition 7/8 (light marks).
Order #13105.
Price $18.
 


Lennie, Edinburgh, blindstamp 'Pass of the Trossachs and Ben Venue'. Plus full description. A good view with loaded wagons.
Condition 7/8 (light marks).
Order #13106.
Price $15.
 


Underwood/Jarvis. 'Rob Roy at the Pier, Loch Katrine'.
Condition 8.
Order #13107.
Price $8.
 


Excelsior. 'Rob Roy at the Pier, Loch Katrine'.
Condition. Usual Excelsior yellowing. Otherwise 7.
Order #13108.
Price $8.
 


Underwood. 'Rob Roy at the Pier, Loch Katrine'.
Condition. Mount split thru center and some scratches and marks on emulsion.
Order #13109.
Price $8.
 


Underwood/Jarvis. 'Rob Roy at the Pier, Loch Katrine'.
Condition 8.
Order #13110.
Price $8.
 


Underwood/Jarvis. 'Rob Roy at the Pier, Loch Katrine'.
Condition. Couple of surface stains on r/h image.
Order #13111.
Price $6.
 


Underwood/Strohmeyer. 'Loch Katrine'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #13112.
Price $10.
 


Underwood. 'Loch Katrine, the spot an angel deigned to grace'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #13113.
Price $12.
 


Underwood/Strohmeyer. 'Loch Katrine'. Ellen's Isle and Rob Roy in the distance.
Condition 8.
Order #13114.
Price $8.
 


Realistic Travels (Girdwood) 'Ben Venue, guardian of Ellen's Isle & Loch Lomond, immortalized in Scott's "Lady of the Lake"'.
Condition. Production fault (image split) on right image halfway up mountain.
Order #13115.
Price $6.
 


'Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine'. Full text on back'.
Condition 7 (marks in sky).
Order #13117.
Price $8.
 


'Loch Katrine. Ellen's Isle'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 9.
Order #13119.
Price $4.
 


'Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 8.
Order #13120.
Price $3.
 


Handwritten 'The Silver Strand. Loch Katrine'.
Condition 9.
Order #13121.
Price $12.
 


'1052. Loch Katrine, The Silver Strand'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 8/9.
Order #13122.
Price $3.
 


Fine Art Photographers' Publishing Co. 'Silver Strand. Loch Katrine'.
Condition. Images 7/8 but badly trimmed at top.
Order #13123.
Price $4.
 


Excelsior 'The Strand and Ben Venue, Loch Katrine'.
Condition. Scratch and slightly split bottom left corner. Usual Excelsior yellowing.
Order #13124.
Price $4.
 


Keystone 'The spot an angel deigned to grace. Loch Katrine'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #13125.
Price $12.
 


'1051. Loch Katrine'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 9.
Order #13126.
Price $3.
 


'1046. In the Trossachs'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 9.
Order #13127.
Price $4.
 


Lennie, Edinburgh, blindstamp 'Loch Katrine' Plus short verse.
Condition. Horizontal mark on left image is production fault. Otherwise 8.
Order #13129.
Price $12.
 


Handwritten 'Loch Katrine'. Man in reeds.
Condition 6 (slight fading).
Order #13130.
Price $8.
 


James Valentine, Dundee. ''600. In Glen Finlass. Trossachs'.
Condition 9.
Order #13132.
Price $8.
 


'Loch  Lomond and village of Luss'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 7.
Order #13134.
Price $3.
 


'Loch and Ben Lomond from Luss'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 8.
Order #13135.
Price $3.
 


'Loch Lomond Steamer leaving Luss'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 8/9.
Order #13136.
Price $4.
 


James Valentine 'Rob Roy's Cave, Loch Lomond'.
Condition 8 (slight mount damage at top).
Order #13137.
Price $8.
 


'The Falls above the Bridge at Inversnaid, Loch Lomond'.
Condition. Yellow stain center top of right image.
Order #13138.
Price $6.
 


James Valentine 'Upper Falls of Inversnaid, Loch Lomond'.
Condition 6/7.
Order #13139.
Price $6.
 


Handwritten 'Waterfall at Inversnaid, Loch Lomond'.
Condition 7.
Order #13140.
Price $8.
 


B.K. Paris. Londres et ses environs. 'Cascade d'Inversnaid. Lac Lomond, Ecosse'. I'm not sure how far B.K. thought the envions of London stretched. In this case about 400 miles.
Condition 7.
Order #13141.
Price $10.
 


James Valentine 'Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan Loch Lomond'.
Condition 4 (grubby).
Order #13145.
Price $4.
 


Excelsior 'Loch Lomand by moonlight'.
Condition 6.
Order #13146.
Price $5.
 


James Valentine 'Coilantogle Ford, Loch Vennachar'.
Condition 7.
Order #13147.
Price $10.
 
 
 

Lanarkshire


Handwritten 'Viewbank Cottage, Bon???, Cambusnethan. Residence of Gavin Pettigrew Esqr.'. Interesting view.
Condition. Grubby and faded.
Order #13149.
Price $12.
 


Handwritten 'Rapids above the Falls of Clyde'.
Condition. Some foxing stains on both images.
Order #13151.
Price $6.
 


'Falls of Clyde. Cora Lynn'. Full description.
Condition 7.
Order #13152.
Price $5.
 


'Falls of Clyde, Cora Linn'. Full description.
Condition around 5/6.
Order #13153.
Price $4.
 


'Falls of Clyde, Bonnington Linn'. Full description.
Condition 6.
Order #13154.
Price $10.
 


Lennie, Edinburgh, blindstamp 'Falls of Clyde, Bonnington Linn'. Plus full description.
Condition 7 (slight corner mount damage).
Order #13155.
Price $10.
 


J.R. Chalmers 'Upper Falls, Glen Morag (Dunoon), on the Clyde'.
Condition 8.
Order #13156.
Price $10.
 



 
 

Handwritten 'Masoleum, Hamilton Palace Grounds, cost between 80 & £100,000'. If you want to see this site in the 21st century click  here - No, I'm not joking!
Condition 8.
Order #13157.
Price $18.

Argyleshire


Handwritten 'Inverary Castle' A fine 1850s view with people posing on the lawns.
Condition. Very slight marks in sky.
Order #13164.
Price $22.
 


Handwritten 'Glen ?Aray, near Inverary, Argyleshire'. Very fine and sharp view of two gentlemen fishing.
Condition. Obvious foxing in sky.
Order #13165.
Price $15.
 


James Valentine 'Inellan from the Pier'.
Condition. Nastly surface stain on r/h image and other marks.
Order #13166.
Price $4.
 


'The Linnet on Crinan Canal'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition. Mounted by a drunkard.
Order #13167.
Price $4.
 
 


'The Linnet on Crinan Canal'. Real photo version
Condition. Spots, scratches and developer faults.
Order #13168.
Price $10.
 
 

Dumfrieshire
 


Handwritten 'Sweethearts Abbey, Dumfries No 5'. Many thanks to Tom who provides the following: Sweetheart Abbey in the town of New Abbey in the Scottish Borders. The Abbey is given the name Sweetheart Abbey because it was built in the 12th century as a memorial to the husband of Lady Devorgilla of Dumfries after the death of her husband John Balliol (in whose honour she founded Balliol College in Oxford). Lady Devorgilla is reputed to have carried her deceased husband's heart everywhere with her in a silver casket and on her death she was, and presumably still is, buried in the Abbey with her husband's heart.
Condition 7 but surface marks on r/h image.
Order #13169.
Price $12.
 


Handwritten 'Sweethearts Abbey, Dumfries No 6'. See note to previous view.
Condition 8.
Order #13170.
Price $15.
 

The next views are from a series that I would like to know more about. No photographer mentioned but early and superb quality.
 


'Views in Dumfries-Shire. No 5. Crawick Glen, near Sanquhar. No 3'.
Condition. Images 9 but mount slightly scuffed at edges.
Order #13171.
Price $15.
 


'Views in Dumfries-Shire. No 6. Crawick Glen, near Sanquhar. No 4'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #13172.
Price $15.
 


'Views in Dumfries-Shire. No 7. Crawick Glen, near Sanquhar. No 5'. Two people on this one.
Condition 8.
Order #13173.
Price $15.
 


'Views in Dumfries-Shire. No 11. Crawick Glen, near Sanquhar. No 8'. Two people posing on bridge.
Condition 9.
Order #13174.
Price $18.
 


White label with fancy border 'Views in Dumfriesshire. No 22. Drumlanrig Castle'.
Condition 4 (quite grubby).
Order #13177.
Price $5.
 

Arran and Bute


James Valentine's Scottish Series. 'Arran - Glen Sannox'.
Condition. Images rubbed thru on r/h where it appears yellow. Otherwise a good view.
Order #13178.
Price $4.
 


J.R. Chalmers 'In Glen Sannox (near Corrie), Island of Arran'.
Condition 6 (slightly milky).
Order #13179.
Price $6.
 


'Isle of Arran, Loch Ranza'. Mechanically produced view.
Condition 8 but tightly trimmed at bottom.
Order #13180.
Price $3.
 


'Rothesay'.
Condition 6 (minor fading).
Order #13181.
Price $8.
 


James Valentine 'Rothesay Castle'.
Condition 6 (light surface scratch on l/h image).
Order #13183.
Price $8.
 


'Rothsay Castle, Island of Bute'.
Condition 4 (split thru middle, not affecting images).
Order #13184.
Price $3.
 

Kelso, Borders, Tweed to Berwick


William Woodward '160. Kelso Abbey from the Cemetery'.
Condition 8/9 (slight mark on right image).
Order #13185.
Price $15.
 


Handwritten 'Norham Castle on the Tweed near Berwick. 22nd June 1864. Much loved and often painted by Turner. Click  here for information.
Condition. Images high quality with polished surface. White marks at bottom are from the neg. Stain on mount.
Order #13186.
Price $18.
 


Handwritten 'Redpath Castle on the Tweed, W. Peebles. 10th June 1864.
Condition. Same photographer as previous view with high quality images with polished surface. Slight marks and slight processing stains. Stain on mount.
Order #13187.
Price $15.
 


Ogle and Edge. '452. Kelso Bridge, on the Tweed, looking down the river'.
Condition 6 (surface scratches).
Order #13188.
Price $8.
 


William Woodward '162. Jedburgh Abbey from the River Jed'.
Condition 7 (very slight fading).
Order #13189.
Price $8.
 


William Woodward '165 Jedburgh Abbey; the North Isle'.
Condition 7.
Order #13190.
Price $10.
 
 

Untitled views


Keystone 'We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. A Highland home, Scotland'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #13192.
Price $12.
 


Keystone 'A Hayfield, Scotland'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #13193.
Price $10.
 


Keystone 'In the Highlands of Scotland - The Old Broom Maker'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #13194.
Price $12.
 
 


To go to the other sections click on the page numbers.

Page 1
Edinburgh, Forth Bridge, Holyrood, Roslin Chapel, Glasgow

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 6
The views of George Washington Wilson