Painting the town
Subtitle: Scottish urban history in art
By: E. Patricia Dennison [and four others]
Contributors: Dennison, E. Patricia (Elizabeth Patricia)
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9781908332042
Subjects: History; Cities and towns; In art
Description: A visual record of contemporary images of Scotland's towns and townspeople before photography. Over 200 paintings, engravings, sketches, view maps and maps of eighty towns, many never seen before, together with expert commentary, offer a unique insight into the changing lifestyle and townscapes of Scotland.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Setting the urban scene : Part I. Scotland's changing townscape ; Part II. Depicting the town : art and artifice; title: Aberdeen (Old Aberdeen), 1661; title: Aberdeen, 1756 and 1661; title: Aberdeen, Castlegate, 1803 and 1839; title: Alloa c. 1840; title: Annan, 1878; title: Arbroath, 1838; title: Ayr, Inverness, Leith and Perth : Cromwellian citadels, 1650s; title: Ayr, 1820s and c. 1845; title: Banff, 1775 and 1838; title: Brechin, c. 1838; title: Broughty Ferry, 1835; title: Canongate cartoons, 1830; title: Canongate, c. 1828-38; title: Coupar Angus, 1843; title: Culross, 1693; title: Dalkeith, 1822, 1770 and c. 1776; title: Dornoch, 1839 and c. 1776; title: Dumbarton, 1824; title: Dumfries, 1846 and 1878; title: Dunbar, 1822 (1842) and c. 1780; title: Dunblane, 1853 and 1880s; title: Dundee, 1693; title: Dundee from the harbour, 1780s; title: Dundee, 1821 : the executive; title: Dunfermline, c. 1860; title: Dunkeld, 1783 and 1693; title: Dysart, 1883 and c. 1854; title: Edinburgh, 1550 and 1573; title: Edinburgh, c. 1641; title: Edinburgh, Bruntsfield Links, 1750; title: Edinburgh, Grassmarket, 1750; title: Edinburgh Castle, 1750 and 1780; title: Edinburgh, Netherbow, 1764; title: Edinburgh, Princes Street, 1825; title: Edinburgh, Grassmarket, c. 1830 and 1840; title: Edzell, 1592; title: Elgin with Tain, Perth, Stirling, c. 1590s; title: Falkirk, 1824; title: Falkland, c. 1639; title: Forfar, c. 1821-5, 1590s and 1797; title: Fort Augustus, 1746; title: Fort William, c. 1747 and 1736; title: Fraserburgh, 1815; title: Galashiels, c. 1845 and 1824; title: Glasgow saltmarket, 1630 and 1844; title: Glasgow, 1693; title: Glasgow from the South-east, c. 1762; title: Glasgow, 1817; title: Glasgow Fair, 1825; title: Glasgow and Garnkirk railway, 1831; title: Greenock, 1854 and 1822; title: Haddington, c. 1830s; title: Hamilton, 1824 and c. 1600; title: Inveraray, c. 1747 and 1747-55; title: Inverkeithing, 1870; title: Inverness or Fort William, c. 1747; title: Inverness, c. 1840; title: Inverurie, c. 1850s, 1810 and 1796; title: Jedburgh, 1800; title: Keith, c. 1834; title: Kelso, c. 1780; title: Kilmarnock, 1840; title: Kinghorn, 1840; title: Kirkcaldy, 1838; title: Kirkwall, 1805 and 1766; title: Largs, 1636-8; title: Leith, 1747 and 1751; title: Leith races, 1859; title: Lerwick, 1850s and 1828; title: Linlithgow, 1678 and 1693; title: Linlithgow, 1806-7; title: Melrose, 1830 and 1821; title: Montrose, 1826; title: Musselburgh and Leith, 1547; title: Musselburgh, 1827; title: Nairn, c. 1590 and 1832; title: New Galloway, 1801; title: New Lanark, c. 1818; title: Newburgh, post-1815; title: Oban, 1857; title: Oldhamstocks, 1796; title: Paisley, 1825; title: Paisley Abbey, 1827 and 1828; title: Peebles, 1836; title: Perth, St Bartholomew, 1557; title: Perth, 1783; title: Perth from Barnhill, 1833; title: Peterhead, 1824 and 1790s; title: Pitlessie, 1804; title: Port Glasgow, 1768; title: Portobello, c. 1850; title: St. Andrews, c. 1580; title: South Queensferry, c. 1860 and c. 1887; title: Stirling in the reign of Charles II, c. 1679; title: Stirling Bridge, c. 1703-07; title: Stonehaven, 1830s and 1805; title: Stornoway, 1798 and 1821; title: Stranraer, 1880s, 1842 and c. 1810; title: Wick, 1875 and 1872; title: Wigtown, 1827 and 1850s.