"Bit" in Bull's Close, Cowgate, 1868. Photography by Archibald Burns (1831-1880).
Medium: albumen print Publication: Archibald Burns, Picturesque “Bits” from Old Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, 1868, pg 50 Helmut Gernsheim, Incunabula of British Photographic Literature, 1839-1875, Scolar Press, London, 1984, pg 62 Other Collections: Princeton Graphic Arts Collection, National Galleries of Scotland Notes: Archibald Burns was a photographer active in Edinburgh between 1858 and his death in the 1880. He provided photographs for the tourist trade and to illustrate books. The text in Picturesque "Bits" from Old Edinburgh (1st ed. 1868) emphasizes the architectural history of Scotland and the importance of photography in preserving the knowledge of fading vernacular styles and ends with a questions regarding the future of Scottish architecture. In 1871 he was appointed by the Edinburgh Improvement Trust to document an over-crowded slum area of the city after the buildings had been demolished in February 1871. (source: Luminous Lint).
Size: 2613px × 3553px
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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