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Section from 'Panorama from Ben Nevis', looking West
Shearer, James E., 1895, Lithograph
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Section from 'Panorama from Ben Nevis', looking West
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28950
Title
Section from 'Panorama seen from the Observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis', looking West
Description
The view looks across Loch Linnhe towards the isle of Mull and across mountains towards Ben Risipol and Ardnamurchan.
Artist / maker
Shearer, James E.
Date
1895
Size
13.5 x 33.0 cm
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The panorama gives 'the names of the chief mountains, lochs and islands, extending from Arran to Inverness and from the Outer Hebrides to the Ochils'.
Ben Nevis is Britain's highest mountain, standing at 1,344m above the town of Fort William. It is a particularly impressive sight as it rises from sea-level from the shores of Loch Linnhe. The glen and river running beside the mountain are also called Nevis. The name in Gaelic, 'Beinn Nibheis,' can mean poisonous or terrible, suggesting the mountain's unpredictable climate and nature.
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