Lot 266
Annan, John - Annan & Sons, Glasgow - Clyde navigation
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 January 2015 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Photographs of Glasgow harbour and docks -- Clyde navigation, [1892-1897]. A collection of 8 platinum prints by Annan & Sons, comprising: - Glasgow Harbour. View of Glasgow Bridge, from south side. June, 1892. - Glasgow Harbour. North-west corner of south pier, Prince's Dock, in course of construction, September, 1894, showing arrangement of concrete cylinders and chock piles there, and building on top of cylinders of south wall of centre basin. - Glasgow Harbour. Looking East from entrance, to Graving Docks, showing entrance to Prince's Dock. May, 1896. - Glasgow Harbour. View of Queen's Dock, looking east from west wall. May, 1896. - Glasgow Harbour. Looking east from Govan passenger wharf. May, 1896. - Glasgow Harbour. Looking west from east end of Steamboat wharf. June, 1896. - Glasgow Harbour. No.3 Graving's Dock, looking outwards from head. April, 1898. - Glasgow Harbour. Prince's Dock, looking east from west end. May, 1898. Each image 34.5x45cm including margins, mounted and titled 'Clyde Navigation.", contained in red half morocco gilt folio case entitled 'Photographs of Glasgow Harbour and Docks', upper cover detached, worn, some foxing to photographs
Footnote
Note: Photographs depicting the construction of Glasgow docks. John Annan was the older son of Thomas Annan and took responsability for architectural photography following his father's death. His younger brother, J. Craig Annan, pursued portraiture.
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery has Glasgow Harbour. North-west corner of south pier, Prince's Dock, in course of construction, September, 1894 in its online database, explaining that the work is part of a series. However, no full records of the complete set of 8 photographs can be traced.