Sujet
Rob Roy's Cave, Loch Lomond, 1873. Creator: William Biscombe Gardner.
Légende
Rob Roy's Cave, Loch Lomond, [Scotland], 1873. 'The scenery of Loch Lomond is considerably varied in its length of twenty-three miles, the breadth enlarging from a narrow strip of water at the upper end to an expanse of five miles at the lower, but frequently intercepted by very beautiful islands of a diminutive size. The upper or northern part is hemmed in by lofty mountains, which in some places descend to the water's edge by precipitous cliffs; and it is at such a place, six miles above Tarbet, on the opposite or western shore, that tradition has located the romantic den, or cave of the rocks, where that famous outlaw of the clan Macgregor, in the times of the Jacobite agitation, used to take refuge when hard pressed by King George's soldiery. The opening of the cave would scarcely be visible from the deck of a passing steam-boat, but it is marked by two circles painted on the stone beside it. As this place is not far from Inversnaid, where the steam-boat takes in parties of tourists from Loch Katrine, they often come to visit the favourite retreat of the renowned Highland freebooter. Wordsworth's moral reflections upon him, as well as the descriptions in Sir Walter Scott's interesting tale, may sometimes be recalled to mind...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.
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HRM25A13_191
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54,7Mo (8,4Mo) / 31,1cm x 44,1cm / 3668 x 5210 (300dpi)