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Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

      GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

      Birkhall, Glenmuick

      1861-62

      Albumen print | 11.2 x 16.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2140240

      Photograph of Birkhall as seen from a high vantage point with trees in the foreground. The River Dee can be seen on the left of the foreground.

      • Creator(s)

        George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

      • 11.2 x 16.9 cm (image)

        33.9 x 46.1 cm (page dimensions)

      • Album: Windsor Castle Etc.

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • Scotland
                • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                  • Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
                  • Ballater [Aberdeenshire]
                    • Birkhall [Ballater]
            • Rivers of northern Europe
              • Rivers of Scotland
                • River Dee [Aberdeen]
        • Geography
          • Physiography
            • Hills
            • Rivers
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Botany
            • Systematic botany
              • Trees
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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