Nevis, Ben. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Mountain. Longitude: -4.9833. Latitude: 56.8000.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Glass slides of subjects including Ben Nevis Observatory, naval and maritime lifts and other manufactures, some by George Washington Wilson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.10333
Dates:
circa 1880-1920.
Letter to Mrs H G Hay, London, describing an ascent of Ben Nevis and a tour in Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11080
Dates:
1811.
Seven albums of coloured photographs of Skye and the Western Highlands
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13321
Scope and Contents
The photographs are largely views, particularly of mountains and seascapes. They were probably taken on a series of hostelling holidays in Scotland by train. Many of the photographs are taken from the train on the journey from Mallaig to Fort William.
Dates:
1937-1938, undated
Sketchbook of `Pencil sketches to commemorate my journey to Scotland in the summer and autumn of 1846.`
Item
Identifier: Acc.13646
Scope and Contents
Julius Jacob the Elder (1811-1882) was a German Jewish artist born in Berlin who lived in London between 1844 and 1855. He is known both for his landscapes and society portraits.The sketchbook contains more than 150 pencil sketches of a tour in Scotland from August 1846 to February 1847. Almost all the sketches are dated and identifed. The earliest sketch is of the Isle of Arran. He then moved on to Greenock, Loch Long, Loch Lomond, Inverary, Loch Awe, Fingal`s Cave and Staffa,...
Dates:
1846-1847