December 20 – Catching the Tide
Catching the Tide was a long-term project carried out by photographer Colin McPherson to document salmon net fishing in Scotland. McPherson began his work in 1995 and the project continued until 2007 during and after…
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December 19 – Boat building at Anstruther
A photo-journalist, G Allan Little took pictures of many diverse Scottish and local (North Fife and Tayside) subjects. This image is of an Anstruther based shipbuilding business from c.1970 [ID: GAL-2-23]. More images…
December 18 – Fishing and photography
This image of fisherwomen baiting lines at Fishergate, North Street, St Andrews was taken in 1846. The image is commonly attributed to D O Hill and Robert Adamson, two of the pioneers of early Scottish photography,…
December 17 – St Andrews coastline, 1767
John Oliphant drew a series of views of St Andrews and its notable buildings in 1767. One of his drawings was this view of the City of St Andrews taken from the North West coast. [ID: ms38800]
December 16 – Kirkcaldy promenade
The Hamish Brown Mountaineering and Scottish Photography Collection contains many dramatic images of several of the world’s mountainous regions but also represents many Scottish places, buildings and oddities. This…
December 15 – Zanzibar fishes
Sir Robert Lambert Playfair, with Albert C L G Gunther, published in 1866 “The Fishes of Zanzibar” with illustrations by G H Ford. The preface of this publication refers to Playfair’s studies of the ichthyology of the…
December 14 – Libri de piscibus marinis, 1554
Guillaume Rondelet was a Professor of Medicine and Chancellor at the University of Montpellier in the 16th century. He published his Libri de piscibus marinis in 1554. While the title suggests it was a work dedicated…
December 13 – The Challenger expedition
The Challenger expedition of 1872-1876 travelled nearly 70,000 nautical mile around the globe and is considered a key milestone in the beginnings of modern oceanography. The expedition, led by John Murray and Charles…
December 12 – Gatty Marine Laboratory
A St Andrews calendar on the theme of oceans wouldn’t be complete without mention of the Gatty Marine Lab. The original timber building was built in 1892, with the more permanent building opening in 1896. Both…
December 11 – McIntosh Albums
The papers of William Carmichael McIntosh document his professional career as Professor of Natural History at St Andrews and his work on marine biology. The collection also includes many personal and family papers,…