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Northern Athens of ScotlandCreated by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1800
North Bridge from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"
By the first half of the 18th century, Edinburgh was one of Europe's most densely populated and overcrowded towns. Various social classes shared the same urban space, even inhabiting the same tenement buildings with lower classes occupying cellars and garrets, and the more established classes occupied the more expensive middle stories.

In the second half of the 18th century, the city was at the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment. It became a "hotbed of genius", a major intellectual center, "Athens of the North" because of its numerous neo-classical buildings and reputation for learning, recalling ancient Athens.

From the 1770s onwards, the professional and business classes gradually deserted the Old Town in favor of one-family residences of the New Town, changing the city's social character. "Unity of social feeling was one of the most valuable heritages of old Edinburgh, and its disappearance was widely and properly lamented."

Although Edinburgh's traditional industries of printing, brewing, and distilling continued to grow in the 19th century and were joined by new rubber works and engineering works, there was little industrialization compared with other cities in Britain. The Old Town became an increasingly dilapidated and overcrowded slum so Lord Provost William Chambers in the 1860s began the transformation of the central part of the city into the Victorian Old Town that exists today.
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Portret van prinses Maria van Edinburgh als kind, omzoomd door tekening van flora rond hekwerk

Portret van prinses Maria van Edinburgh als kind, omzoomd door tekenin...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Schipbreuk van de hertog van York onderweg naar Edinburg, 1683

Schipbreuk van de hertog van York onderweg naar Edinburg, 1683

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Edinburgh from "The History of Scotland ... embellished with elegant engravings"

Edinburgh from "The History of Scotland ... embellished with elegant e...

This image has been taken from scan 000428 from "The History of Scotland ... embellished with elegant engravings". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of th... More

Castle Island, Loch Leven, near Kinross, Scotland from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Castle Island, Loch Leven, near Kinross, Scotland from "Modern Athens,...

This image has been taken from scan 000188 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Gask from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Gask from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburg...

This image has been taken from scan 000332 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

David Octavius Hill - Lane and Lewis / Lane and Redding

David Octavius Hill - Lane and Lewis / Lane and Redding

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

Sir David Brewster, Earle Monteith, Dr. Welsh & Two Others

Sir David Brewster, Earle Monteith, Dr. Welsh & Two Others

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Master Finlay, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Master Finlay, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - William Scott Moncrieff

David Octavius Hill - William Scott Moncrieff

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer... More

David Octavius Hill - Prof. John Wilson

David Octavius Hill - Prof. John Wilson

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - David Maitland Makgill Crichton, Rankeillour

David Octavius Hill - David Maitland Makgill Crichton, Rankeillour

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Dr. Jabez Bunting

David Octavius Hill - Dr. Jabez Bunting

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews (?). Ships in the Harbor

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews (?). Ships in the Harbor

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. The Scott Monument

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. The Scott Monument

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter... More

David Octavius Hill - Campbell of Monzie

David Octavius Hill - Campbell of Monzie

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Sir William Allan

David Octavius Hill - Sir William Allan

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Sir John Jaffray and Dhanjiobai Nauroji

David Octavius Hill - Sir John Jaffray and Dhanjiobai Nauroji

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - [Old Royal High School, Calton Hill, Edinburgh]

David Octavius Hill - [Old Royal High School, Calton Hill, Edinburgh]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and p... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwife, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwife, 19th century

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Bonaly Towers, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Bonaly Towers, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain image of a castle, view, free to use, no copyright restrictions. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and i... More

[Officer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders Reading to the Troops, Edinburgh Castle]

[Officer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders Reading to the Troops, Edinbur...

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

bridge from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

bridge from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000358 from volume 03 of "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Libr... More

map from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

map from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from volume 03 of "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Libr... More

Edinburgh from "[Edinburgh. Picturesque Notes ... With etchings by A. Brunet-Debaines from drawings by S. Bough ... and W. E. Lockhart, etc.]"

Edinburgh from "[Edinburgh. Picturesque Notes ... With etchings by A. ...

This image has been taken from scan 000059 from "[Edinburgh. Picturesque Notes ... With etchings by A. Brunet-Debaines from drawings by S. Bough ... and W. E. Lockhart, etc.]". The title and subject terms of th... More

Mons Meg in Edinburgh Castle - Public domain  print
Perspective view of the castle and city of Edinburgh, with the towns of Leith, Burnt-Island, and Kinghorn.

Perspective view of the castle and city of Edinburgh, with the towns o...

Public domain image of a historic vintage city view, cityscape, plan, 17th-18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Calton Hill from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Calton Hill from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, E...

This image has been taken from scan 000148 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Mingarry Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Mingarry Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; o...

This image has been taken from scan 000352 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

engraving from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

engraving from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edi...

This image has been taken from scan 000300 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Airth Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Airth Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000304 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

David Octavius Hill - Miss Elizabeth Logan

David Octavius Hill - Miss Elizabeth Logan

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The Pends

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photog... More

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Marian Murray, Lady Stair

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Marian Murray, Lady Stair

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Symington, Paisley, and Glasgow

David Octavius Hill - Symington, Paisley, and Glasgow

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishwives, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. James Scott

David Octavius Hill - Rev. James Scott

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. John Julius Wood

David Octavius Hill - Rev. John Julius Wood

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photogr... More

David Octavius Hill - William Leighton Leitch

David Octavius Hill - William Leighton Leitch

Public domain image of a priest, member of a church, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in ... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Family, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Family, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and... More

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Kitchenham Staveley, M.P. Ripon

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Kitchenham Staveley, M.P. Ripon

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - George Gilfillan and Samuel Brown

David Octavius Hill - George Gilfillan and Samuel Brown

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

David Octavius Hill - The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - The Scott Monument

David Octavius Hill - The Scott Monument

Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill..about 1845..Accession no. PGP HA 434 .Medium Calotype print .Size Arched top: 15.80 x 20.60 cm .Credit Provenance unknown . PGP HA 434 ) . David Octavius Hill was a Scottis... More

Edinburgh from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a memoir of the author. Illustrated by many engravings, etc.]"

Edinburgh from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a mem...

This image has been taken from scan 000148 from "[The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott ... With a memoir of the author. Illustrated by many engravings, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have b... More

Gezicht in Edinburgh - Early photography, Public domain image

Gezicht in Edinburgh - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edinburgh. Castle - A black and white photo of a castle on a hill

Edinburgh. Castle - A black and white photo of a castle on a hill

Rear view of Edinburgh Castle as seen from the street. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 196. No. 372.

Edinburgh from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

Edinburgh from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000155 from volume 02 of "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Libr... More

map from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh ... Illustrated, etc"

map from "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh ... Illustrated, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000091 from volume 02 of "Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh ... Illustrated, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of ... More

People from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-3. ... With a Chapter by W. S. Bruce, etc"

People from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... du...

This image has been taken from scan 000320 from "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's notes ... during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-3. ... With a Chapter by W. S. Bruce, etc". The title and s... More

Custom house from "Picturesque Edinburgh. ... With ... illustrations [and maps]"

Custom house from "Picturesque Edinburgh. ... With ... illustrations [...

This image has been taken from scan 000377 from "Picturesque Edinburgh. ... With ... illustrations [and maps]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the B... More

Wier's Close--Edinburgh - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Wier's Close--Edinburgh - Public domain book illustration, Library of ...

Print shows alley entrance lit by street lamp. Illus. in: Camera Work, no. 15, July 1906, plate I.

Bridge railway scotland, transportation traffic. A train traveling across a bridge on a foggy day

Bridge railway scotland, transportation traffic. A train traveling acr...

Architecture stock photograph: A train is traveling on a bridge over water / A train traveling across a bridge on a foggy day.

Bridge forth queensferry building. A red bridge spanning over a body of water

Bridge forth queensferry building. A red bridge spanning over a body o...

Architecture stock photograph: The forth rail bridge, edinburgh, scotland / A red bridge spanning over a body of water.

Edinburgh. - Public domain dedication image

Edinburgh. - Public domain dedication image

Public domain scan - 18th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tom Jones detects the Philsopher in Black Molls Bed Chamber..., illustration to Henry Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol. I (Book I, chapter 5)

Tom Jones detects the Philsopher in Black Molls Bed Chamber..., illust...

Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More

David Octavius Hill - View of a river with a promenade

David Octavius Hill - View of a river with a promenade

David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland) David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and is best known for his c... More

Edinburgh Academy from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Edinburgh Academy from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views;...

This image has been taken from scan 000161 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Water of Leith from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Water of Leith from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or...

This image has been taken from scan 000045 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Lindertis from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Lindertis from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edi...

This image has been taken from scan 000364 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

Gordon Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

Gordon Castle from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or,...

This image has been taken from scan 000228 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, & picturesque scenery of the Scottish metropolis & its environs, from original drawings by Mr. T. H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical & critical illustrations [by John Britton]"

former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch from "Modern Athens, displayed in...

This image has been taken from scan 000204 from "Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the nineteenth century; exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquiti... More

David Octavius Hill - Bonaly Towers. Home of Lord Cockburn

David Octavius Hill - Bonaly Towers. Home of Lord Cockburn

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. Henry Grey, D.D., St. Mary's, Edinburgh

David Octavius Hill - Rev. Henry Grey, D.D., St. Mary's, Edinburgh

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Rigby, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Rigby, 19th century

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of phot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishermen, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fishermen, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. Greyfriar's Churchyard

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. Greyfriar's Churchyard

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews, 19th century

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer... More

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Shanker, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Mrs. Shanker, 19th century

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of phot... More

David Octavius Hill - Finlay Children, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Finlay Children, 19th century

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews.  The West Port

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. The West Port

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer... More

David Octavius Hill - Rev. Stephen Hislop, Missionary

David Octavius Hill - Rev. Stephen Hislop, Missionary

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Davidson of Aberdeen

David Octavius Hill - Davidson of Aberdeen

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and... More

David Octavius Hill - Jimmy Miller, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Jimmy Miller, 19th century

Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in S... More

David Octavius Hill - Couple Seated, Woman Reading

David Octavius Hill - Couple Seated, Woman Reading

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman with Two Boys

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman with Two Boys

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. Greyfriars' Churchyard

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. Greyfriars' Churchyard

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer... More

David Octavius Hill - Dr. Welsh, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Dr. Welsh, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Lord Robertson, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Lord Robertson, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - John Murray (Publisher)

David Octavius Hill - John Murray (Publisher)

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of phot... More

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Chalmers, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Chalmers, 19th century

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Earl of Rosemore

David Octavius Hill - Earl of Rosemore

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of phot... More

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Duncan, R.S.A.

David Octavius Hill - Thomas Duncan, R.S.A.

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh.  The Orphan Hospital

David Octavius Hill - Edinburgh. The Orphan Hospital

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He w... More

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

David Octavius Hill - [Man], 19th century

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scot... More

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. College Church of St. Salvator

David Octavius Hill - St. Andrews. College Church of St. Salvator

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

David Octavius Hill - Miss Binney, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Miss Binney, 19th century

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of phot... More

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Newhaven Fisherman, 19th century

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

David Octavius Hill - Lady Ruthven, 19th century

David Octavius Hill - Lady Ruthven, 19th century

In 1843 Hill and Robert Adamson formed a partnership and established a studio at Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, where Adamson was in charge of photographing and the chemical processes and Hill wa... More

Piper and Drummer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

Piper and Drummer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle

Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill..April 1846..Accession no. PGP HA 346 .Medium Calotype print .Size 20.80 x 15.70 cm .Credit Provenance unknown . PGP HA 346 ) . David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter an... More

Rosslyn Chapel Apprentice Pillar

Rosslyn Chapel Apprentice Pillar

William Donaldson Clark..about 1860..Accession no. PGP R 141 .Medium Albumen print .Size 21.90 x 27.00 cm .Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985 . PGP R 141 ) .

University of Edinburgh from "[History of the Burgh of Canongate, with notices of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood.]"

University of Edinburgh from "[History of the Burgh of Canongate, with...

This image has been taken from scan 000193 from "[History of the Burgh of Canongate, with notices of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags,... More

[Princess Street (i.e. Princes Street) and castle from Scott's Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland]

[Princess Street (i.e. Princes Street) and castle from Scott's Monumen...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "10004". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

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