Victorian Edinburgh through the Magic Lantern
Victorian Edinburgh through the Magic Lantern by Andrew Gill
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1505865581 | 72 pages | EPUB | 6,7 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1505865581 | 72 pages | EPUB | 6,7 MB
In the second half of the 19th century, Edinburgh was a popular tourist destination for those who had the leisure time and financial wherewithal to experience its wealth of historical and cultural delights. Detailed guide books, such as Black’s Guide to Scotland, were available to help them make the most of their stay and stage-coach excursions and railway and paddle-steamer tours took them to attractions in the surrounding area, and further afield to the Isle of Bute, the Trossachs and the Highlands. In 1875, George Washington Wilson, an Aberdeen based, professional photographer, took his first photographs of Edinburgh. These were published as ‘albumen’ prints and ‘magic lantern’ projection slides and sold as tourist souvenirs. This book combines text from Black’s Guide, published in 1868 (including a street map, drawings, plans and two guided walks around the City) with twenty six photographs taken by Wilson in the last quarter of the century.
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