[St Andrew's Cathedral, the West Front and South Aisle]

1846

Medium

Salted paper print from a paper negative

Dimensions

14.6 × 18.9 cm

Status

In Museum Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-245774

> Taking advantage of the fact that the calotype allowed the production of multiple prints from a single negative, Hill and Adamson (David Octavius Hill [1802-70] and Robert Adamson [1821-48]) drew up plans to publish their pictures in bound albums that would be available for public purchase. On August 3, 1844, they ran an advertisement in the Edinburgh Evening Courant stating that possible subjects for these volumes would include the inhabitants of fishing villages; Highland character and dress; the architecture of Scotland's principal cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow; historic monuments around the country; and portraits of famous Scotsmen. Strangely, none of these albums was ever realized, in spite of the group of existing Newhaven fishing photographs upon which to draw for the first volume. > > In 1846, however, Hill and Adamson did publish a set of albums, which featured the town of St. Andrews, Scotland (see also [84.XO.965.8](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/99172/hill-adamson-argyle-gate-st-andrews-1846/), [84.XO.734.4.4.32a and [84.XO.964.23](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/99155/hill-adamson-fishergate-st-andrews-women-and-children-baiting-the-lines…