Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Tobermory, Island of Mull
c. 1880 after an 1860 originalCarbon print | 8.8 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320025
Photograph of the town of Tobermory, the capital of the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The view is a variation of RCIN 2320024 and is of the main street from across the harbour with a line of buildings set against hills in the background. Ships are moored on the water.
Tobermory derives its name from the Gaelic meaning 'Mary's Well'. This photograph is a later carbon copy which is a process that is less susceptible to light damage, unlike the original albumen photograph which was prone to fading over time.
Tobermory derives its name from the Gaelic meaning 'Mary's Well'. This photograph is a later carbon copy which is a process that is less susceptible to light damage, unlike the original albumen photograph which was prone to fading over time.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Great Britain8.8 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort between 1860 and 1861
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Hebrides [Scotland]
- Isle of Mull [Inner Hebrides]
- Tobermory [Mull]
- Isle of Mull [Inner Hebrides]
- Hebrides [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Waterway engineering
- Harbours
- Vessels (marine)
- Boats
- Waterway engineering
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
