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Loch Ness
Lydon, A. F., 1882, Engraving
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness
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13242
Title
Loch Ness
Artist / maker
Lydon, A. F.
Date
1882
Size
10.2 x 15.3 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text, taken from the volume 'Scottish Loch Scenery' by Thomas A. Croal, begins as follows
"This loch, with soundings deeper than any in the German Ocean, has come into notice in an especial manner, because it forms, in its twenty-four miles, a large section of famous tourist route, the Caledonian Canal. The loch is within a few miles of the handsome town of Inverness; the river Ness, draining the loch, running through the town to the Moray Frith after a short but lovely courseover the intervening distance. Between Loch Ness and the outlet there lies a vast gravel peninsula, dividing the section known as Loch Dochfour from the rest, the barricade thus formed being a safeguard to the town against the enormous pressure of water that would otherwise flow out in times of flood."
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