Ben Lomond, from Dumbarton

Category

Library Item

Item no

18723

Title

Ben-Lomond, from Dumbarton

Description

A view of Loch Lomand with Ben Lomond in the distance. The sky is cloudy and Ben Lomond has mist over it. Boats sail along the waters of the lake.

Artist / maker

Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer

Engraver

Lacy, S

Date

1829

Size

9.5 x 15.4 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This image comes from 'Modern Athens', a book of engravings based on drawings by Thomas Shepherd published in 1829. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Edinburgh was growing rapidly. The popular neoclassical architectural style of the time was inspired by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and Edinburgh was nicknamed 'Athens of the North'. Shepherd's engravings celebrate the beauty of Edinburgh and show many notable buildings and streets both within the city, and further afield.

Ben Lomond is 3196 feet high. It is the most southerly munro in Scotland, and very popular amongst hillwalkers.

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Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Scotland > Dunbartonshire

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Transport > Water > Boats

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