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1885 Summer Tours In Scotland Glasgow To Highlands Antique Steamers Travel Guide
Summer Tours In Scotland. Glasgow To The Highlands. Official Guide For 1885.
By David MacBrayne
David MacBrayne's Royal Mail Steamers - "Columba", "Iona" etc
Published by David MacBrayne: Glasgow 1885
Original Decorated Gilt & Cloth Bindings - All 18 Plate Illustrations Present - Lacks Balloon Map
"Summer Tours In Scotland - Glasgow To The Highlands is a fascinating and beautifully produced Victorian travel guide issued by the famed Scottish shipping operator David MacBrayne in 1885. Produced as an official guide for travellers using MacBrayne's Royal Mail Steamers, including the celebrated Columba and Iona, the book documents the great tourist routes through the Scottish Highlands during the golden age of steam travel. Combining practical travel information with evocative descriptions of Scotland's scenery, lochs and islands, the guide captures the romance and adventure associated with nineteenth-century Highland tourism.
The volume follows the celebrated "Royal Route" via the Crinan and Caledonian Canals, detailing journeys from Glasgow deep into the Highlands and Western Isles. Alongside timetables and fare information, the text offers richly descriptive accounts of towns, castles, mountains and coastal landscapes encountered along the way. Illustrated throughout with finely executed plates depicting steamers, Highland scenery and notable landmarks, the guide served both as a practical handbook for travellers and as an attractive souvenir of the journey. Today it provides remarkable insight into Victorian tourism, maritime history and the development of Scotland's transport networks.
Bound in its original decorated gilt and cloth binding, this surviving copy retains considerable period charm and visual appeal. The gilt titling and steamer vignette on the front board are especially striking examples of late Victorian commercial binding design. Although lacking the original balloon map, the book remains highly collectible due to the presence of all 18 plate illustrations and its strong connection to the iconic MacBrayne steamship service. An evocative and increasingly scarce piece of Scottish transport and travel history, it appeals equally to collectors of maritime material, railway and steamer ephemera, and nineteenth-century guidebooks."
General wear and fading to covers and spine with minor damage to top of outer spine as shown. No inscriptions. All 18 plate illustrations present. Lacks balloon map. Pages typically clean with a pleasant aged patina. Binding is good with no loose pages. A beautiful copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Size 18.5cm x 12cm x 1.5cm - 112 Pages
