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Talbot Photo 24(1457)
- Record Id:
- 041-003308431
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003306974
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035614630.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 24(1457)
- Title:
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[View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View of the Edinburgh Old Town with the Castle on the right and Hamilton's Obelisk on the left, the paper has been cropped to omit the three test patches, which were originally placed in a vertical line to the right of the main image. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 55 x 60 mm, paper size 70 x 90 mm. Originally kept in a sheet of paper that on the front is inscribed with, 'Photoglyphic/ experimental/one portrait of Faraday?/ returned by Mr Bull', and on the reverse, ‘From/ Miss Talbot/ 24 Feb. 36’.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003306974
041-003308431 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 24 : Talbot Collection: Photographic and Photoglyphic Engraving Proofs. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 24(1457) : [View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0025]/040-003306974[1457]/041-003308431
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Talbot Photo
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photomechanical Print
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 1860s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 55 mm x 60 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- LA6948.2
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Talbot, William Henry Fox, pioneer of photography, 1800-1877
- Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Castles
Dwellings
Edinburgh Castle
Monuments and Memorials
Named Collections
Obelisks
Talbot Collection