Cartes de Visite

Views

Cartes de visite were popular from the 1850s until around 1900.  They were photos measuring about 3.5"x2.25" mounted on trade cards measuring about 4" x 2.5".

The photographer's name and address usually appeared on the back of the card.

Portraits: A B C D E F G H I J K L M Mac/Mc N O PQ R S T U V W XYZ

Cartes de Visite - Edinburgh scenes - Archibald Burns ©

Views of Edinburgh

Archibald Burns

Carte de visite by Adam Diston - Market Stalls © Back of a carte de visite by Adam Diston - Market Stalls ©

Market stalls

Carte de visite by Adam Diston - Outmost Beacon ©

Back of a carte de visite by Adam Diston - Outmost Beacon ©

Outmost Beacon

Adam Diston

Carte de Visite of Edinburgh Castle and the National Gallery of Scotland from East Princes Street Gardens - front ©

Carte de Visite of Edinburgh Castle and the National Gallery of Scotland from East Princes Street Gardens - back ©

Edinburgh Castle
from
East Princes Street Gardens

Carte de Visite of the Scott Monument by Archibald Burns - front ©

Carte de Visite of the Scott Monumet by Archibald Burns - back ©

The Scott Monument

Archibald Burns

Carte de visite of Roslyn Abbey by John Moffat - 1876 ©

The back of a carte de visite of Roslyn Abbey by John Moffat - 1876 ©

Roslyn Chapel

John Moffat

Carte de Visite - Edinburgh Scene - Photogarpher: Marshall Wane © Carte de Visite - Edinburgh Scene - Photographer: Marshall Wane ©

1886 reconstruction of Edinburgh Old Town

Carte de Visite - Princes Street - Photographer: GW Wilson ©

Princes Street

Marshall Wane

GW Wilson

More cartes de visite and cabinet prints can be found on the Newhaven Fishwives page.

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