{"product_id":"album-of-scottish-scenery-john-tillotson","title":"Album of Scottish Scenery | John Tillotson | c.1840s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"534\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA beautifully produced Victorian illustrated volume, \u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eAlbum of Scottish Scenery\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring a series of engraved views inspired by locations associated with Sir Walter Scott's poems and novels. Written by \u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eJohn Tillotson\u003c\/strong\u003e, the work is illustrated by leading nineteenth-century landscape artists including \u003cstrong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eJ. M. W. Turner RA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"430\"\u003eDavid Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"451\"\u003eWilliam Westall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eA. W. Callcott RA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eClarkson Stanfield RA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eCopley Fielding\u003c\/strong\u003e and others.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"967\"\u003ePublished by \u003cstrong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"575\"\u003eT. J. Allman of London\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book contains numerous steel-engraved plates protected by their original tissue guards. The finely decorated publisher's cloth binding is typical of the period, with elaborate gilt and blind-stamped decoration. The volume was clearly presented as a gift, retaining a contemporary presentation inscription reading \u003cem data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"967\"\u003e\"To Donald J. Mathieson, with kind regards from George W. Cuthbertson.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1218\"\u003eThe combination of celebrated artists, high-quality engravings and Scottish subject matter makes this an attractive Victorian gift book, appealing to collectors of Scottish topography, nineteenth-century illustration and the work of J. M. W. Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"s6t9g0\" data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1234\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"2007\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1axu9dg\" data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1274\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Album of Scottish Scenery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17eg5ow\" data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1288\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Tillotson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"huy93k\" data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1444\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eIllustrators:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Roberts, William Westall, J. M. W. Turner RA, A. W. 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