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Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Calotype Specimens c. 1849

Leather bound album containing salted paper prints | 30.6 x 39.9 x 2.1 cm (album) | RCIN 2600307

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Photograph album containing salt paper prints bound in brown morocco leather with intricate gold tooling, on the front and rear cover. In the centre of the cover is a Royal coat of arms in with a scrolling design around. On the spine is impressed the title "CALOTYPE SPECIMENS" with intricate tooling to the edges. This album forms a set of views of Edinburgh made by Ross and Thomson in 1849 and sent to the Queen as 'Calotype Specimens'. James Ross and John Thomson were granted a Royal Warrant as 'Photographers at Edinburgh to Her Majesty' on 14 June 1849.
  • Creator(s)

    Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s) (photographer)

    Seton Bookbinder : Edinburgh (binder)

  • 30.6 x 39.9 x 2.1 cm (album)

    29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Calotype Specimens [Views of Edinburgh]

  • Given to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by the photographers James Ross and John Thomson in 1849

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums
      • printed & manuscript material
        • books
    Subject(s)
    • Geography
      • Systematic geography
        • Landscapes
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Near Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Donaldson Hospital

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Monument by A. Handyside Ritchie ARSA

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

New Club, Princes Street, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Monument in Greyfriars Church Yard, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

East Front of New Gaol

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

[Edinburgh] From the North Bridge

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

In Grey Friars Church Yard

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Lawn Market, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Meadow Walk, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Old Trinity College Church, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

In Grey Friars Church Yard, Edinburgh

Ross & Thomson (active 1847-1890s)

Unidentified male portrait : 'Calotype Portrait'