List of Photographers/Publishers

Post Card Views of

 Edinburgh

Yellow background denotes an Edinburgh photographer or publisher.

Green background denotes  photographer or publisher from elsewhere.

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-  J D S & Co  Edinburgh

See Scott, J D & Co

-  J M & Co   [J McCulloch & Co]

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J McCulloch's postcards were printed at Hillside Printing Works, Gorgie, Edinburgh.   The company produced the Caledonia Series of postcards.  It also used the cards of several other companies including Hartmann and Davidson Brothers    .[DPP]

All the Caledonia Series of cards that I have seen are of views of Central Edinburgh  or else views near the shore of the Firth of Forth from Queensferry in the west to Portobello in the east.

The cards below have the 'JM' logo, an intertwined 'J' and 'M' in a shield, on the back of the cards, but no mention of the location of the company.  However, I believe that at one time the company was described as 'JM & CO, Edinburgh & Glasgow.'

Several styles of back were used by J M & Co.

Caledonia Series

-  Breakwater and East Harbour, Granton

-  Calton Hill, Edinburgh

-  The Clock, Morningside Road, Edinburgh

-  Cramond Brig

-  Forth Bridge (tartan border)

-  Edinburgh Castle and National Libraries (pink sheen )

-  Edinburgh Castle Esplanade (tartan border, shield, white heather + J V picture)

-  Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens (Davidson Bros.)

-  Ferry Road

-  Granton Square

-  Holyrood Palace and Arthur's Seat (tartan border)

-  Imperial Dock, Leith

-  King's Road, Portobello

-  Leith suburbs

-  Leith, West Pier

-  The New Hospital Dalkeith (Whitehill)

-  Portobello, Public Baths

-  Princes Street, looking east (tartan border)

-  Trinity - Earl Haig Gardens

-  View from Castle, Edinburgh ('frame' border)

Posted 1911-18 (most)

Posted 1945 (The Clock, Morningside Road, Edinburgh)

Posted 1929 (Cramond Brig)

Caledonia Series   -  Published by Hartmann
What was the connection between Hartmann and J M & Co?

- Forth Bridge (and White Heather)  -  Posted 1907

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Series not named

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Was this from the same publisher as the J M & Co postcards?  This one is in a different style and was posted about a decade earlier than the others.

-  The Library and Fire Station, Stockbridge ('Compliments of the Season')

Posted 1903

-  J & MS  Edinburgh

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I have only seen one card from this publisher.  It has not been sent through the post.  It is in the style of the early 1900s, but has a divided back so must be 1902 or later.

-  Comely Bank Avenue (see above)

-  JRC

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'JRC' is a reference number on the front of this card.  It may refer to the photographer or the publisher.  I have only seen one postcard in this series.

- Granton Church (at the foot of Granton Road, beside Granton Sqare

Posted 1909

-  JRE

The Roxburgh Series

- Tartan border

Posted 1915

-  JRRE   -   See Russell, JR 

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-  J S & S Edinburgh

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St Giles Series

The first two postcards below (Edinburgh Castle and Rosslyn Chapel) have almost identical skies.   Similar skies also appear on cards published by Alexander G Anderson around 1910 to 1920.

- Edinburgh Castle, from Johnstone Terrace

- Rosslyn Chapel  -  Posted 1912

- Portobello Marine Gardens  -  Posted 1909

- Newhaven Fishwives

-  J S & Son Edinburgh

Elm Series

- Meadowbank, Edinburgh   Not posted

- Piershill Place, Edinburgh   Not posted

-  JW & Co Ltd London

- Calton Hill

-  Jarold, J & Sons Norwich

Chrome Series

- Edinburgh suburbs - Inverleith Park Posted 1951

- Greyfriar's Bobby, Edinburgh (ED129)  (Malcolm Cant Collection) Posted 1956

-  Johnston, W & A K Ltd  Edinburgh Glasgow, London

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- 1903 Royal Visit to Edinburgh

- 1905 Royal Visit to Edinburgh

- Cramond Ferry

- Granton Castle near Edinburgh  (painting)

- Liberton  (painting)

- Roslin Glen

Posted 1903-05

The company was established as a printing and engraving business in 1826 by the brothers William and Alexander Keith Johnston.  In 1848 it published the Physical Atlas.  (See also ' NOTE' below)*

From 1901, postcards were printed at the Edina Printing Works, Easter Road.  Hence the name Edina Series of postcards.  [PPP]

Question

I've also been told of another atlas:  On 24 July 2007, Russell Newcombe, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada wrote:

"I have a copy of W. & A. K. Johnston's Historical Atlas.
There is no date on it.
The inside title is Half-Crown Historical Atlas.
Can you tell me when it was published?"

If you can help to answer Russell's question, please e-mail me and I'll pass your message on to him.

Thank you.    - Peter Stubbs:  July 24, 2007

Reply 1

Thank you to Jenny Parkerson, Edinburgh, for telling me that the Map Room of the National Library of Scotland has a copy of this atlas.  It is in their catalogue as having been published in 1891.

Reply 2

Thank you to George T Smith, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, for searching the ABE Books web site and finding a copy of this atlas for sale.  George has provided this extract from the book description on the ABE Books web site:

"W. & A. K. Johnston Edinburgh No date. No Edition Stated. Small hardcover, illustrated and embossed covers.
35 pages of color maps, index, year-by-year account of important historical events, ending in 1898
Assume publication date was close after 1898."

So it seems likely that there has been more than one edition of this atlas.

  -  Peter Stubbs:  July 25, 2007

-  Judges Hastings

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Judge's postcards included topographical views throughout Britain.  Please click here for a brief history of Judge's postcards

These are some of Judge's views in and around Edinburgh.  Judge's postcards can be easily recognised.  I find many of them to be rather dull and gloomy as in the example above (which I have brightened in the enlargement to bring out more detail in the ferry boat at South Queensferry).

- Auld Reekie  (with atmospheric sky)

- Calton Hill (with atmospheric sky)

- Edinburgh High Street

- Forth Bridge (with ferry boat, 'Forfarshire', leaving Hawes Pier, South Queensferry)

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