William Beattie - Scotland Illustrated - 1836

William Beattie – Scotland in Pictures – First Volume – George Virtue / James Taylor – ca. 1830s/1840s
Illustrated German edition of William Beattie’s well-known work Scotland Illustrated. The volume contains romantic views of Scottish landscapes, towns, lakes, mountains and historic landmarks.
With steel engravings after drawings by Thomas Allom and W. H. Bartlett. Translated from English by Dr. Johann von Horn. Published by George Virtue, London, with German distribution by James Taylor, Leipzig, Vienna and Berlin.
On the plates shown are, among other things, views of Edinburgh from Calton Hill as well as Pass of the Trosachs, Loch Katrine. The illustrations are typical 19th-century steel engravings.