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BOOKS Engravings Many of the views that were captured by photographers from the mid-18th century onwards had earlier been recorded by engravers and painters. It is interesting to compare the photographs with the earlier views. Here are some of the books with earlier views, listed in chronological order: |
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- Picturesque Views of Edinburgh Engravings of Edinburgh, drawn by Ewbank, engraved by Lizars 1825 The book has some interesting views. It has 4 sections: - 16 Distant Views of Edinburgh - 10 Street Views (ancient) - 10 Street Views (modern) - 15 other views of Edinburgh. |
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Displayed in a series of Views of Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century exhibiting the whole of the New Buildings, Modern Improvements, Antiquities & Picturesque Scenery of the Scottish Metropolis and its Environs from the Original Drawings by Thos. H Shepherd with Historical, Topographical & Critical Illustrations. [This book includes almost 100 engravings.] Publ: Jones & Co., London, 1829 In 1980, Lang Syne Publishers, Ltd., Newtongrange, Scotland, published a book entitled Modern Athens, containing the reproductions and text from the original volume (above). The pages are un-numbered and not in the same order as in the original volume. The engravings are disappointing, lacking a lot of detail, particularly in the darker areas. Nevertheless, the reproduction has been useful, as it is more affordable and more readily available than the original. The Modern Athens images that I have included on this site are from copies of the original engravings; not from the reproductions in the Lang Syne book. Modern Athens prints are, now, usually only seen around Edinburgh as individually mounted engravings taken from broken copies of the original book. Many of these prints have been recently hand coloured. |
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- Scotland Illustrated
Illustrated in a Series of Views taken expressly for this
work by Messrs T Allom, WH Bartlett & H McCulloch
This book has several views of Edinburgh including: |
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- Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time Author: Daniel Wilson Publ: Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1848 This book has some attractive engravings by W Forrest and T Steuart |
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- Scotland Delineated A series of views of the Principal Cities and Towns, particularly of Edinburgh and its environs. Cathedrals, abbeys, castles, and mansions ... Author: T Picken Publ: Day & Son, Lithographer to the Queen c.1854 This book includes over 70 lithographs from drawings by Sir Wm Allen, Clarkson Stanfield, David Roberts Geo Cattermole, WL Leitch, DO Hill, Horatio McCulloch, Thos Cheswick, JMW Turner, Joseph Nash, JH Harding + others. |
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- Scotland: Picturesque; Historical; Descriptive Author: John Parker Lawson MA Publ: John G Murdoch, London c.1870s This book includes the same lithographs as appear in Scotland Delineated. I prefer the quality of the reproductions in Scotland Delineated. |
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- Cassell's Old & New Edinburgh - Its history, its people and its places. Author: James Grant Published in instalments over 3 years, but now usually found bound into 3, or occasionally 6, volumes, some of the 6-volume sets having additional large engravings bound into each volume. Cassell & Co, London, Paris, New York, 1890 This book is illustrated with many engravings - in many cases, the artist, but not the engraver, is named. |
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- Memories of Edinburgh in the Olden Times Author: Sir Daniel Wilson LLD, FRSE Published in instalments over 3 years, but now usually found bound into 3, or occasionally 6, volumes Publ: Adam Charles Black, Edinburgh & London 1891 This book includes drawings by Daniel Wilson engraved by William Forrest |
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- Guide to British Topographical Prints Ronald Russell 1979 Publ. David & Charles, Newton Abbott, London, North Pomfret ISBN 0-7153-7810-4 This book lists many of the publications containing early engravings, including the following books with engravings of Edinburgh: 1. Modern Athens - includes lithographs by JD Harding and Samuel Swarbreck 2. Twenty Views of the City and Environs of Edinburgh - Baynes, 1823 3. Scotland Illustrated in a Series of Views (2 vol. 119 steel engravings) W Beattie 1838 4. Caledonia Illustrated (extended version of above. 167 steel engravings) W Beattie 5. The Beauties of Scotland (5 vols. >100 copper engravings) R Forsyth, 1805-08 6. Scotland Delineated (71 tinted lithographs) John Parker Lawson, 1847-54 7. The History of Edinburgh (20 copper plates engr. by Fourdrinier) Wm Maitland, 1753 8. Scotia Depicta (orig. in parts, 1804. 48 etched plates by Fittler + Nattes) 1819 9. Provincial Antiquities & Picturesque Scenery of Scotland Sir W Scott, 1826 10. Modern Athens (101 engravings after TH Shepherd) 1829 11. Theatrum Scotiae (57 etched + engraved plates) W Beattie, 1693 |
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- Printmaking - Relief, Intaglio, Planographic and Stencil processes explained. Susan Lambert, Victoria & Albert Museum. Printed for HMSO ISBN 0 11 290381 9 1983 This book gives a useful overview of engraving, etching, stencils and other printing methods. |
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Dictionary and Handbook of the Art in Nineteenth-Century Britain This book gives brief notes on many of the engravers of the nineteenth century, including several from Edinburgh. |
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