Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland

Railway journeys and Highland excursions come together in Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland, the late Victorian guide ...

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Railway journeys and Highland excursions come together in Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland, the late Victorian guide published by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh. The maps here date from 1886–1887 and pair town plans of Aberdeen, Greenock and Oban with regional maps of the Borders, the Trossachs, Loch Awe and the northern mainland. Railway corridors from Edinburgh towards Berwick and from Dingwall towards Skye show how tourists reached the scenery, and the Caledonian Canal, Iona, Staffa and Shetland carry the journey onto the water and out to the islands. Prints of Dunkeld, the falls of Bruar, Foyers and Loch Scavaig supply the picturesque destinations, and an interior at Fort Augustus records one of the stopping places.

Railway journeys and Highland excursions come together in Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland, the late Victorian guide published by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh. The maps here date from 1886–1887 and pair town plans of Aberdeen, Greenock and Oban with regional maps of the Borders, the Trossachs, Loch Awe and the northern mainland. Railway corridors from Edinburgh towards Berwick and from Dingwall towards Skye show how tourists reached the scenery, and the Caledonian Canal, Iona, Staffa and Shetland carry the journey onto the water and out to the islands. Prints of Dunkeld, the falls of Bruar, Foyers and Loch Scavaig supply the picturesque destinations, and an interior at Fort Augustus records one of the stopping places.

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