[Printing blocks, with proofs, from the Edinburgh printing and publishing firm of William Blackwood.]
Tragara Press.
William Blackwood and Sons.
[Edinburgh? : William Blackwood,
between 1840 and 1890.]
Printing blocks from the Edinburgh printing and publishing firm of William Blackwood, with 43 proofs recently printed at the Tragara Press. Some blocks have a base of wood, some of metal, but all have a good-quality metal (mainly copper) surface. The images include scenes from a printer's workshop, steam trains and steam agricultural vehicles, landscapes, birds and animals, towns and harbours. Many are signed or initialled by the designer. They probably date from the mid-to-late 19th century.
Block printing
Engraving
Prints
Scotland Edinburgh.