Guide to Peeblesshire and adjacent county, including St. Mary's Loch and the Grey Mare's Tail 1881

This is a guide book to Peeblesshire and the adjacent county, including St. Mary's Loch and the Grey Mare's Tail, by James Watson. Guidebooks like this weren't just about giving directions; they were deeply entwined with how people understood their place in the world, as well as how they viewed the land and their relationship to it. It also speaks to the rise of leisure and tourism, a privilege not afforded to all, but increasingly available to the middle classes. The act of documenting and mapping landscapes reflects a desire to catalogue and control the natural world, but also intersects with cultural values, like the Romantic vision of the sublime. Consider how the act of naming places imprints a certain power, shaping both personal identity and collective memory. This book isn't just about places; it is about who gets to see them and on whose terms.